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1. What diagnostic test is used to diagnose Type I hypersensitivity reactions?
2. What type of hypersensitivity is Guillain-Barre syndrome? 3. Describe the etiology of hyperacute post-transplant rejection and the timeline for it? |
1. scratch test
2. Type IV 3. preformed donor antibodies in the transplant recipient; occurs within hours |
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1. What diagnostic test is used to diagnose Type II hypersensitivity reactions?
2. What type of hypersensitivity reaction is contact dermatitis? 3. Describe the etiology of acute post-transplant rejection and the timeline for it? |
1. direct/indirect Coombs test
2. Type IV 3. CTL against foreign MHC; occurs in weeks |
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1. What diagnostic test is used to diagnose Type III hypersensitivity reactions?
2. What type of hypersensitivity reaction is IDDM? 3. Describe the etiology of chronic post-transplant rejection and the timeline for it? |
1. immunofluorescent staining
2. Type IV 3. CTL against vasculature; months/years after transplant |
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1. What is an arthus reaction and what type hypersensitivity is it?
2. What type of hypersensitivity reaction is RA? 3. Describe the etiology of graft-versus-host disease? |
1. intradermal injection of Ab causes formation of Ab/Ag complexes with edema/necrosis; type III
2. Type III 3. immunocompetent T-cells begin attacking an immunocompromised host's tissue after transplant |
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1. What is serum sickness and what type of hypersensitivity is it?
2. What type of hypersensitivity reaction is Hashimoto's thyroiditis? 3. Diagram the pathway to the various immune deficiencies? |
1. parenteral Ab induces Ab/Ag complexes that deposit in various tissues; Type III
2. Type IV 3. SEE SHEET |
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1. What type of hypersensitivity is MS?
2. What is an indication for recombinant β-interferon? 3. What is an indication for recombinant α-interferon? |
1. Type IV
2. MS 3. hepatitis B/C |
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1. What type of hypersensitivity is Polyarteritis Nodosum?
2. What is an indication for γ-interferon? 3. Diagram the VitD activation pathway? |
1. Type III
2. Chronic Granulomatous Disease 3. SEE SHEET |
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1. What is the molecular defect in Bruton's agammablobinemia?
2. What is Job's syndrome? What Ig is associated with this condition? 3. Ataxia-Telangectasia is associated with what Immunoglobin pathology? |
1. BTK tyrosine kinase defect
2. defective PMN signalling d/t ↓INF-G by T cells; ↑IgE 3. ↓IgA |
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1. What is the molecular defect in Hyper IgM syndrome?
2. Diagnose: delayed separation of umbillicus and absent pus formation? 3. Compare the number of B cells and Ig in CVI and Bruton's agammaglobinemia? |
1. Defect in T-cell CD40Ligand (result: T-cell can't stimulate the CD40 on the B-cell)
2. Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency (LFA-1) 3. CVI: normal number of B cells but no IgM or plasma cells; Bruton's: no B cells OR IgM |
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1. What pathologies are associated with Anti-Jo autoantibodies?
2. HLA-A3 is associated with what pathology? |
1. polymyositis, dermatomyositis
2. Hemochromatosis |
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1. What pathology is associated with anti U1 RNP (ribonucleoprotein) autoantibodies?
2. HLA-B8 is associated with what pathology? |
1. mixed connective tissue disease
2. Grave's disease |
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1. What pathology is associated with c-ANCA autoantibodies?
2. What diseases are associated with HLA-DR? 3. List the diseases associated with granulomas? |
1. Wegener's granulomatosis
2. HLADR: Hashimotos(5), LupusSLE(2), AnemiaPernicious(5), DM(3/4), RA(4) 3. Leprosy/Tb, Crohn's, Cat-scratch, Syphillis, Sarcoid, Berylliosis |
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1. What pathology is associated with glutamate decarboxylase antibodies?
2. What cytokines/cells are involved in granuloma formation? 3. What pathology is associated with smooth muscle antibodies? |
1. IDDM
2. INF-G from Th1 cells cause monocytes→macrophages→epithelioid cell→giant cell 3. autoimmune hepatitis |