Question 103

(Multiple Choice)

Use the following information as background for the next few questions.
Immunodeficiencies can be genetic in origin,and two examples are Bruton's agammaglobulinemia,an X-linked disorder,and DiGeorge syndrome,caused by a deletion from chromosome 22.Bruton's disorder results in underdeveloped B cells,whereas DiGeorge syndrome results in a missing or seriously underdeveloped thymus.
-Select the description that likely indicates a child with Bruton's disease.


A)baby girl Denise, with low level of antibody response to streptococcal infection
B)baby boy John, with immature T cells, missing CD4 receptors
C)baby boy Jeff, with no plasma cells following infection by bacterial pneumonia
D)baby girl Susan, with no evidence of a thymus gland
E)baby boy Matt, with very low circulating antigens

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