DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH IMMUNE SYSTEM QUIZ

To treat HIV infections using drugs, the major problem is that

the drugs that are good inhibitors cannot by synthesized

the virus particles with altered (mutant) proteases arise

the drugs are rapidly degraded

the drugs interfere with normal digestion

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Infants are most susceptible to bacterial infection due to low circulating levels of IgG

at 3-12 months of age

at 12-24 months of age

in utero (before birth)

at 0-3 months of age

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Retinoblastoma is due to a mutation in a

kinase

cyclin

viral gene

tumor supressor

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The HIV virus infects primarily

liver cells

red blood cells

brain cells

cells in the immune system

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

is caused by a bacterium

destroys key components of the body's internal defense system

causes a breakdown of the body's inflammatory response

is caused by a virus

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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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An example of an immunodeficiency disorder is

AIDS

rheumatic fever

systemic lupus erythematosus

thyroiditis

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An autoimmune disease is

Mumps

Lupus

AIDS

Measles

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DiGeorge's syndrome is characterized by the lack of a thymus The mouse model closest to this human disease would be a

knock-out mouse for RAG-1 and RAG-2

knock-out mouse for a thymus

nude mouse

recombinant mouse for CD3

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

v-src

v-ha-src

v-ha-ras

c-src

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