The primary reason for AIDS, a deadly disease is that it destroys key components of the body's internal defense system causes a breakdown of the body's inflammatory response is caused by a bacterium is caused by a virus TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A monoclonal antibody (mAb) specific for the 2,4-dinitrophenyl (DNP) hapten might also bind Tyr or Phe His or Pro Ser or Thr Leu or Ileu TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Chronic granulomatous disease results from a failure to perform oxidative burst. This deficiency would be most likely to interfere with macrophage intracellular killing of bacteria CTL killing of viruses dendritic cell activation to become a mature APC infected cell processing of virus peptides TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The chemical, typically released by the body in an allergic response is histamine allergens antihistamines perforins TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
An example of an immunodeficiency disorder is rheumatic fever systemic lupus erythematosus AIDS thyroiditis TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Specific translocations are associated with colon cancer some leukemias pancreatic cancer breast cancer TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The HIV virus infects primarily red blood cells brain cells cells in the immune system liver cells TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Difficulties with somatic gene therapy arise from all of the following except transducing genetic material into stem cells GVHD caused by mature T cells in the transplanted cells inserting a gene so that it will function properly limited life span of more mature hematopoietic cells TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
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 CD8 T cell-mediated cytotoxicity alternative complement activation. TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?