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What type of antibodies do immature B cells produce?

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IgM only

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How are IgG, IgA and IgE Abs produced?

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Following CD4 cells + B cells class switch

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What are the types of Primary Immune Deficiencies?

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T cell
B cell
Phagocyte
Complement

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What are the types of Deficiencies that affect T cells?

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Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome
DiGeorge Syndrome
SCID (mixed B and T)

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What are the types of Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome?

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Type 1 and Type 2.
Type 1 = Low MHC Class 1
Type 2 = Low MHC Class 2

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Which type of Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome is more common?

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Type 2

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Describe the cells of Type 2 Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome?

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It would have NORMAL CD8 and B cells. But absent CD4 cells.
This means that the germinal centre reaction between B cells and CD4 cannot take place so IgM can be made by B cells but IgG/IgA and IgE cannot be made.

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Which condition is associated with Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome?

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Sclerosing Cholangitis

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What is the chromosomal defect in DiGeorge Syndrome?

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22q11.2 deletion

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What happens in DiGeorge Syndrome (in terms of T cells)?

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Impaired development of 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouch, absent thymus so T cells cannot mature = low mature T cells.

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What are the clinical features of DiGeorge Syndrome?

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Low set ears
Cleft lip/palate
Infections
Low PTH (cos parathyroid gland defected, leads to low Calcium)
CHD (because aortic arch is alo made from 3/4 pharyngeal pouch)

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Treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome?

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Infection prophylaxis
Thymus transplant
Ig replacement

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Treatment of Bare Lymph Syndrome type 2?

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BMT
Infection prophylaxis
Ig replacement

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What are the types of B Cell primary Immune Deficiencies?

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Bruton's Agammaglobulinaemia
Common Variable Immune Deficiency
Selective IgA deficiency 
Hyper IgM Syndrome 
SCID (mixed B and T cell)
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Which Igs are missing in Bruton’s?

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ALL because no B Cells

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Which Igs are missing in Common Variable Immune Deficiency?

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IgA, IgG and IgE (basically the 3 ones that mature B cells are needed to make)

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Which Igs are missing in Selective IgA deficiency?

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IgA lol

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What causes the Ig defect in Common Variable Immune Deficiency?

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Failure of B cell differentiation

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How to tell the diff between Common Variable Immune Deficiency and Brutons?

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Common Variable will have IgM. Brutons wont have any Ig.

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Which is the most common B Cell Immune Deficiency?

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Selective IgA deficiency

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Who Gets Bruton’s?

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Boys - it’s X linked.

Presents between 3-6 months

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What happens in Hyper IgM syndrome?

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T cells and B cells cannot interact to class switch so IgA and IgG are not made. IgM are elevated

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What is SCID?

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Severe Combined Immune Deficiency. Impaired B and T cell development

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Tx for SCID?

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Mnemonic for remembering B Cell immune deficiencies?
Brutus - Brutons Caesar - combined Variable Soccrates - Selective IgA def Hippocrates - HyperIgM
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How to categorise the phagocyte deficiencies?
Low production Low migration Low killing
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What are the Phagocyte Deficiences?
Kostmann Cyclic Neutropenia Leukocyte adhesion deficiency Chronic Granulomatous Disease
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What is Kostmann Syndrome?
Congenital neutropenia
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What is Cyclic Neutropenia?
Low neutrophils every 3 weeks. Lasts 6 days
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What is Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency?
Low Leukocyte adhesion molecules due to B2 integrin mutation on subunit CD10
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What is Chronic Granulomatous Disease?
NADPH Oxidase deficiency. Leading to poor oxidative killing of organisms. Patients susceptible to catalase positive organisms (PLACESS) Psuedo, Listeria, Aspergillus, Candida,E.Coli, Staph A
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How do you investigate for Chronic Granulomatous Disease?
The colour change test and fizz test will be negative (NBT and DHR)
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What is Reticular Dysgenesis?
A very severe form of SCID where you have absolute deficiency in Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Platelets, Monocytes
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Why can you get secondary complement deficiency from SLE?
SLE immune complexes are removed by classical pathway and so the complement gets used up and you get deficiency
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What are the stages of the complement cascade?
1. Classical pathway 2. Lectin Pathway 3. Alternative Pathway They all activate C3, therefore C5
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Which test do you do for Classical Pathway deficiency?
CH50 = will be abnormal | CH50 test is for C1,C2,C4,C3,C5-C9
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What microorganisms are more likely to infect someone with a complement deficiency?
Encapsulated e.g. Niessera Meningitidis, Group B Strep
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Which molecules involved in Classical pathway?
C1,C2,C4
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Which molecules are involved in Alternative Pathway?
B,I,P
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Which test do you do for Alternative pathway deficiency?
AP50 = will be abnormal | AP50 is for B,I,P,C5-C9
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What can be wrong in the Lectin Pathway?
Mannose Binding Lectin deficiency
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Which tests will be abnormal in a defect with the common/terminal complement pathway?
Both CH50 and AP50 because they both include tests for C5-C9
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How can glomerulonephritis affect complement?
Nephritic factor causes constant activation of C3. so there is low C3
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Meningococcal infections are quite common as a result of which deficiency of the component of the immune system?
Complement
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Which infection is most common as a consequence of B cell deficiency?
Bacterial
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Kostmanns syndrome is a congenital deficiency of which component of the immune system?
Neutrophil phagocytes
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Which component of the innate immune system is usually one of the first to respond to infection through a cut?
Neutrophil phagocytes
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Which complement factor is an important chemotaxic agent?
C3a
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What is the functional complement test used to investigate the classical pathway?
CH50
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Which Crucial enzyme is vital for the oxidative killing of intracellular micro-organisms?
NADPH oxidase
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Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency is characterised by a very high count in which molecule?
Neutrophils
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A complete deficiency in this molecule is associated with recurrent respiratory and gastrointestinal infection?
IgA

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