All of the Following Are Effector Mechanisms of Antibody-Mediated Disease

question 10

Multiple Choice

All of the following are effector mechanisms of antibody-mediated disease EXCEPT:

• A) Opsonization and phagocytosis of cells
• B) Fas-dependent apoptosis of cells
• C) Complement- and Fc receptor-mediated inflammation and tissue injury
• D) Antibody stimulation of cell surface receptors in the absence of the physiologic ligands
• E) FcɛR crosslinking

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