Disease States - Exam 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What disease is associated with defective integrin? What kind of disease is it?
A
Glanzmann’s thromblasthenia is a blistering disease
2
Q
What ECM material are Alport and Goodpasture syndromes associated with? Which one is an autoimmune disorder?
A
Type IV collagen
Goodpasture syndrome
3
Q
What is an autoimmune disease that is a form of hypothyroidism? Does it result from too much or too little apoptosis?
A
Hashimoto’s disease
Too much
4
Q
What is a general cause of Burkitt’s lymphoma?
A
An imbalance in pro- and anti-apoptotic Bcl proteins
