Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)

question 25

Multiple Choice

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)

• A)is a result of the absence of macrophages or B cells.
• B)affects only part of the adaptive immune response.
• C)can be caused by failure of TAP transporters.
• D)can be caused by failure of V(D)J recombination.
• E)All of the answers are correct.

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