The Requirement to Keep Information Provided by Research Participants Confidential

question 28

Multiple Choice

The requirement to keep information provided by research participants confidential applies:

• A)to legal minors (children under the age of 18),but not adults.
• B)only in cases where it is specifically requested by the participant.
• C)to all persons under almost all conditions.
• D)only in cases where participants divulge information that is potentially illegal.

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Definitions:

Tolerance

Failure of the specific immune system to respond to an antigen.

Costimulation

An essential process in the immune response, involving a secondary signal to T cells from antigen-presenting cells, ensuring a proper and controlled immune activation.

Interleukin 2

A type of cytokine produced by T-cells that plays a critical role in the regulation of immune responses, including the activation and proliferation of lymphocytes.

Suppressor T Cell

Subset of T lymphocytes that decreases the activity of B cells and T cells.