Systemic Pathology — Flashcards

SCID may be caused by MHC class _____ deficiency

Which immunodeficiency is associated with an absent in vitro T-cell proliferation in response to Candida antigens due to T-cell dysfunction? _____

Which immunodeficiency presents with defective class switching? _____

What chromosomal abnormality is associated with Edwards syndrome?_____

Is Klinefelter syndrome characterized by the presence of an inactivated X chromosome (Barr body)?_____

Which immunodeficiency is caused by failure to repair DNA double strand breaks? _____

Which immunodeficiency may present after administration of the BCG vaccine?_____

Which classes of immunoglobulin are decreased in Bruton agammaglobulinemia? _____

Sickle cell anemia is characterized by expansion of hematopoiesis into facial bones, leading to "_____ facies"

Benign prostatic hyperplasia may present with hypertrophy of bladder wall smooth muscle with increased risk for _____ formation