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Deficiency of Adaptive Immunity (Immune Deficiencies) Flashcards

1
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What is the incidence rate of X-linked (Bruton) Agammaglobulinemia?

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0.4/100,000

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Which cell induces class switching in the B cell?

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Tfh

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Name 2 advanced tests for phagocyte presence/function.

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  1. assays for phagocytosis, chemotaxis 2. genetics
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3
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What is a secondary immunodeficiency?

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a process outside of the immune system has caused the problem

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4
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What enzyme to SCID pts lack?

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adenosine deaminase (ADA)

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What is the syndrome called where pts have high IgM with low IgG and IgA?

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X-linked hyperIgM syndrome

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4
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People with CVID are at increased risk for ____, ____, and ____.

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lymphoma, enteropathy, autoimmunity

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5
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T-cell deficiencies are assoc. with intracellular pathogens, especially _____ and _____.

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Candida albicans; Pnemocystis jirovecii

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What is the defect in X-linked hyperIgM syndrome?

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IgM-to-IgG switch mechanism

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6
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___ deficiencies are assoc. with high grade bacterial infections, such as Staph. aureus, H. influenzae, and Strep. pneumoniae.

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B-cell

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What is the syndrome where the thymus develops abnormally, resulting in absent T cells and normal B cells?

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DiGeorge Syndrome

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Name 2 initial tests for phagocyte presence/function.

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  1. WBC count, diff, morph 2. NBT test, oxidative burst
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B-cell deficiencies are assoc. with ____, such as Staph. aureus, H. influenzae, and Strep. pneumoniae.

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high grade bacterial infections

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10
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How is AT inherited?

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auto recessive

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11
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How is Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome inherited?

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X-linked

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13
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What role does adenosine play in cellular development?

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it accumulates in all cells, but impairs lymphocyte development in most severe

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14
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What is the cause of DiGeorge Syndrome?

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large (45 gene) deletion on chromosome 22

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14
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What is the most common disease of immunodeficiency, and what is the incidence rate?

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Selective IgA deficiency; 1/500

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15
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Name 4 initial tests for B cell presence/function.

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  1. serum protein electrophoresis 2. quantitative IgG, A, M levels 3. specific Abs to prior immunizations 4. ABO isohemagglutinins
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17
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What is the life span of a pt with SCID?

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1 year

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18
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Name 2 advanced tests for T cell presence/function.

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  1. CD3, CD4, CD8 counts 2. mitogen responses, MLR, cytokine measurements
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18
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Name an advanced test for complement presence/function.

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  1. individual complement component levels
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19
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AT patients have a very high rate of tumors because of?

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defective DNA repair

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21
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What ligand does the Tfh cell interact with on the B cell?

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CD40

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22
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What is the most common form of SCID in Navajo children and what is the incidence rate?

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defect in V(D)J recombination; 50/100,000

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22
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What are the s/s/findings in SCID?

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lymphopenia of both T and B cells; absent thymic shadows; small tonsils; serum immunoglobulins are low

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23
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Primary immunodeficiencies affect ____ cells.

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T or B, or both,

23
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What is common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)?

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B cells are difficult to trigger specific antibody; serum IgG low

24
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What is telangiectasia?

A

dilated abnormal blood vessels

25
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What is Transient Hypogammaglobinemia of Infancy?

A

slow IgG build up in affected children

26
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Name 3 immunosuppressive viral illnesses.

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  1. measles 2. mono 3. cytomegalovirus (CMV)
27
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What illnesses are seen in Bruton disease pts?

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pneumonia, chronic diarrhea, enteroviruses (polio)

29
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What is the main phenotype in CVID?

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recurrent bacterial infections

30
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What is the cause of AT?

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IgA depressed; defective DNA repair; T and B cell deficiency

31
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Name 2 initial tests for T cell presence/function.

A
  1. skin test with recall Ag panel 2. total lymphocyte count
32
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How does SCID occur?

A

block in the development of the lymphoid stem cell or its maturation

32
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T-cell deficiencies are assoc. with ____, especially Candida albicans and Pnemocystis jirovecii.

A

intracellular pathogens

33
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What is the incidence rate of DiGeorge Syndrome?

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30/100,000

34
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The stroma of the thymus comes from the ______.

A

endoderm and ectoderm of the 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches

35
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What is a primary immunodeficiency?

A

disease w/ a genetic cause

36
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How is SCID inherited?

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X-linked in 50% of SCID-X1; auto recessive in the rest

37
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Who gets Selective IgA deficiency?

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it’s familial; 10-15x more common in people with Celiac’s Disease

38
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What are the treatments of immunodeficiency?

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  1. isolation 2. prophylactic antibiotics 3. human immunoglobulin 4. transplantation
40
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What does SCID stand for?

A

severe combined immunodeficiency disease

41
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In CVID, serum IgG is low, at ____ or less.

42
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What are the blood and marrow findings in X-linked (Bruton) Agammaglobulinemia?

A

pre-B cells in the bone marrow but no B cells or antibody

44
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What is the treatment for CVID?

A

IVIG or SCIG

46
Q

____ deficiencies are assoc. with intracellular pathogens, especially Candida albicans and Pnemocystis jirovecii.

47
Q

The lymphoid part of the thymus comes from ____.

A

precursors in the bone marrow

48
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What is the defect in X-linked (Bruton) Agammaglobulinemia?

A

btk gene, a protein tyrosine kinase, is defective

50
Q

Why is DiGeorge related to calcium deficient convulsions?

A

parathyroid glands also derive from the pharyngeal pouches

50
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When does Transient Hypogammaglobinemia of Infancy present, and how long does it last?

A

6 mos old; lasts 18 mos

51
Q

B-cell deficiencies are assoc. with high grade bacterial infections, such as ____, _____, and _____.

A

Staph. aureus; H. influenzae; Strep. pneumoniae

52
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Name 2 advanced tests for B cell presence/function.

A
  1. Ab responses to novel Ags 2. sequencing of suspect genes
53
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What are the s/s of Selective IgA deficiency?

A

usually asymptomatic, but can have diarrhea, sinopulmonary infections, or increased freq and severity of allergies

54
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What is DiGeorge Syndrome?

A

the thymus develops abnormally, resulting in absent T cells and normal B cells

55
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What is the defect in SCID-X1?

A

defective gene for gamma chain that forms part of the receptors for IL-2

57
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What is Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?

A

platelet and B cell deficiency, eczema, and bacterial infections

58
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What is ataxia?

A

staggering

59
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How do kids with Transient Hypogammaglobinemia of Infancy present?

A

recurrent and persistent gram-positive bacterial infections; chronic diarrhea

60
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What is the most serious condition involving 2a immunodeficiency?

61
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The _____ of the thymus comes from precursors in the bone marrow.

A

lymphoid part

63
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If there are normal T cells but low to absent B cells, there must be a devel. block between the ____ and the ____.

A

pre-B cell; B cell

64
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Name 2 initial tests for complement presence/function.

A
  1. CH50 2. assay for C1inh
65
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What is AT?

A

sinus infections, pneumonia, ataxia, and telangiectasia

66
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How does DiGeorge Syndrome affect the heart?

A

abnormal development of the great vessels

67
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The ____ of the thymus comes from the endoderm and ectoderm of the 3rd and 4th pharyngeal pouches.

Lindsey's Blood and Lymph Unit III (10 decks)

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