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1
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Scientist who discovered cross-immunity

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Edward Jenner

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Scientist who discovered phagocytosis

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Elie Metchnikoff

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Scientist who discovered monoclonal antibody

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George Kohler and Cesar Milstein

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Scientist who discovered antibody structure

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Gerald Edelman and Rodney Porter

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Scientist who discovered specificity of serologic reaction (SSR)

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Karl Landsteiner

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Scientist who discovered antibody diversity

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Susumu Tonegawa

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Reason behind the complement pathway name “classical pathway”

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1st to be studied (or first discovered in 1900)

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Skin, mucous membrane, secretions, normal flora

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1st line of defense

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9
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Mast cells, neutrophils, macrophages

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2nd line of defense (cellular)

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10
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Complement, lysozyme, interferon

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2nd line of defense (humoral)

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11
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3rd line of defense

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Adaptive immunity / antibodies

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12
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NK cells and phagocytes. What type of immunity

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Innate / natural / nonspecific cellular immunity

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Complement and lysozymes. What type of immunity

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Innate / natural / nonspecific humoral immunity

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B cells, plasma cells, T cells. What type of immunity

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Adaptive / acquired / specific cellular immunity

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Antibodies and cytokines. What type of immunity

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Adaptive / acquired / specific humoral immunity

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16
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Infection. What type of immunity

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Active natural

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17
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Vaccination. What type of immunity

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Active passive

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18
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Colostrum. What type of immunity

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Passive natural

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19
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Infusion of serum/plasma. What type of immunity

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Passive artificial

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20
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HLA-A, -B, and -C. What HLA class

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HLA Class I

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HLA-DN, -DO, -DP, -DQ, -DR. What HLA class

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HLA Class II

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C2, C4, TNF, Factor B. What HLA class

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HLA Class III

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23
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Alpha chain + B(2) microglobulin

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HLA-I

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24
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Alpha chain + Beta chain

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HLA-II

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25
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B cell, antigen presenting cell. What HLA

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HLA-II

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26
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HLA that presents antigen to CD8

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HLA-I

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27
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HLA that presents antigen to CD4

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HLA-II

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28
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Immunoglobulin with monomer structure in the serum, dimer in the secretory

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IgA

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29
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Pentamer immunoglobulin

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IgM

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30
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Molecular weight of IgM

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900k Da

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31
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Sedimentation coefficient of IgM

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19S

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32
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IgG serum half life

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23 days

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33
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Immunoglobulin best in complement fixation

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IgM

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34
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IgG best in complement fixation

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IgG 3

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35
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IgG best in crossing the placenta

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IgG 1

36
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Recurrent pyogenic infections and glomerulonephritis. What complement deficiency

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C3

37
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Complement associated with autoimmune diseases

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C2

38
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Disseminated neisserial infections. What complement deficiency

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C5, C6, C7, C8

39
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Hereditary angioneurotic edema (HANE). What complement deficiency

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C1 INH

40
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PNH (paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria). What complement deficiency

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DAF (decay accelerating factor)

41
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Most severe complement deficiency

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C3

42
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Most common complement deficiency

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C2

43
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IgE. What hypersensitivity reaction

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Type I

44
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IgG and IgM. What hypersensitivity reaction

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Type II and Type III

45
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T cells. What hypersensitivity reaction

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Type IV

46
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Immediate and anaphylactic hypersensitivity reaction

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Type I

47
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Delayed and cell-mediated hypersensitivity reaction

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Type IV

48
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Effector cells are basophil and mast cells. What hypersensitivity reaction

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Type I

49
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Effector cells are T-cells and macrophage. What hypersensitivity reaction

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Type IV

50
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Deposits of Ag-Ab complexes. What hypersensitivity reaction

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Type III

51
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Penicillin, hives, asthma, itching, hay fever. What hypersensitivity reaction

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Type I

52
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Serum sickness, Arthus reaction, SLE, RA. What hypersensitivity reaction

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Type III

53
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Poison ivy, contact dermatitis, tuberculin/mantoux test. What hypersensitivity reaction

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Type IV

54
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Grave’s disease and Myasthenia gravis. What HLA

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HLA B8

55
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HLA-B27

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Ankylosing spondylitis

56
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Celiac disease and Type I DM. What HLA

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HLA B8, -DQ2, -DQ8

57
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HLA-DR4

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Rheumatoid arthritis

58
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HLA-DR3

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SLE

59
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Anti-smooth muscle antibody (ASMA) is associated with

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Chronic active hepatitis

60
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Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody

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Goodpasture syndrome

61
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Anti-microsomal antibody

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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

62
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Anti-mitochondrial antibody

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Primary biliary cirrhosis

63
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Anti-DNP, Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor

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Rheumatoid arthritis

64
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Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Smith

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Systemic lupus eythematosus

65
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Anti-Scl-70

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Scleroderma / sclerosis

66
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Anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)

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Wegener’s granulomatosis

67
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Anti-myelin sheath antibody

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Multiple sclerosis

68
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Tumor marker: Placental ALP

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Lung cancer

69
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Tumor marker: Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)

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Hepatocellular and testicular cancer

70
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Tumor marker: Bence-Jones protein (BJP)

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Multiple myeloma

71
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Tumor marker: CA-125

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Ovarian cancer

72
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Tumor marker: CA-153, CA 549, HER-2/neu, Cathepsin-D

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Breast cancer

73
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Tumor marker: CA 19-9

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Colon / gastric / pancreatic cancer

74
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Tumor marker: Calcitonin

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Familial medullary thyroid carcinoma

75
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Tumor marker: CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen)

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Breast and colorectal cancer

76
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Tumor marker: CYFRA 21-1

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Lung or breast cancer

77
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Tumor marker: hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)

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Testicular cancer

78
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Tumor marker: NPA, BTA

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Urinary bladder cancer

79
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Hyper IgE, eczema, recurrent skin and lung infections are characteristics of

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Job’s syndrome

80
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200 - 499 / uL CD4 count. What stage of HIV infection

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Stage 2 (intermediate)

81
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Normal CD4 T-cell count

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500 - 1300 / uL

82
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<200 / uL CD4 count. What stage of HIV infection

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Stage 3 (advanced)

83
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Most common immunodeficiency

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Selective IgA deficiency

84
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Absence of B cells and all immunoglobulins

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Bruton’s agammaglobulinemia (x-linked hypogammaglobulinemia)

85
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Triad of thrombocytopenia: SMALL platelets, eczema, and immunodeficiency

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Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS)

86
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Absence of thymus gland and T cells

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DiGeorge syndrome

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