A 7-Month-Old Boy Is Evaluated in the Clinic for Recurrent

question 4

Multiple Choice

A 7-month-old boy is evaluated in the clinic for recurrent bacterial infections.His tonsils are not visible on physical examination.Serum immunoglobulin A (IgA) and IgG levels are markedly decreased,and serum IgM levels are slightly below normal.The gene identified in this patient plays a critical role in receptor binding to all of the following ligands EXCEPT:

• A)Interleukin (IL)-2
• B)IL-4
• C)IL-7
• D)IL-12
• E)IL-15

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