Antibodies to Centromere Are Found in Patients Who Have

question 20

Multiple Choice

Antibodies to centromere are found in patients who have

• A) systemic sclerosis
• B) CREST syndrome
• C) Sjögren syndrome
• D) polymyositis
• E) dermatomyositis

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Definitions:

Mendelian Rules

The foundational principles of genetics discovered by Gregor Mendel, explaining how traits are inherited through dominant and recessive alleles.

Inheritance

The process by which genetic information is passed on from parents to their offspring, determining certain characteristics of the offspring.

Live-virus Vaccines

Vaccines that contain a version of the living virus that has been weakened so that it does not cause the disease in people with normal immune systems.

Weakened Viruses

Viruses that have been attenuated (reduced in virulence) for use in vaccines, allowing the immune system to develop immunity without causing the disease.