DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH IMMUNE SYSTEM QUIZ

Which of the Rous sarcoma virus has a homologous cellular protein?

v-ha-src

v-src

c-src

v-ha-ras

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If Class IIMHC is not expressed in the thymus, the resulting immune deficiencies would include all of the following except reduced

macrophage activation to vesicular pathogens

IgG synthesis

alternative complement activation.

CD8 T cell-mediated cytotoxicity

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A monoclonal antibody (mAb) specific for the 2,4-dinitrophenyl (DNP) hapten might also bind

Tyr or Phe

Ser or Thr

His or Pro

Leu or Ileu

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An example of an immunodeficiency disorder is

rheumatic fever

systemic lupus erythematosus

AIDS

thyroiditis

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A selective IgA deficiency would be expected to result in problems with

mucosal pathogens

infections following dental work due to bacteria entering the bloodstream

bacterial infections

pathogens which can survive inside macrophages

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Difficulties with somatic gene therapy arise from all of the following except

transducing genetic material into stem cells

limited life span of more mature hematopoietic cells

inserting a gene so that it will function properly

GVHD caused by mature T cells in the transplanted cells

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The HIV virus infects primarily

brain cells

liver cells

red blood cells

cells in the immune system

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The chemical, typically released by the body in an allergic response is

perforins

allergens

antihistamines

histamine

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The primary reason for AIDS, a deadly disease is that it

causes a breakdown of the body's inflammatory response

is caused by a bacterium

destroys key components of the body's internal defense system

is caused by a virus

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Chronic granulomatous disease results from a failure to perform oxidative burst. This deficiency would be most likely to interfere with

dendritic cell activation to become a mature APC

CTL killing of viruses

infected cell processing of virus peptides

macrophage intracellular killing of bacteria

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