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1. All of the following may contribute to au- Clonal deletion of self-reactive
toimmunity except: T cells.
2. Which of the following would be consid- Hashimoto's thyroiditis
ered an organspecific autoimmune dis-
ease?
3. SLE can be distinguished from RA on the Presence of anti-ds DNA anti-
basis of which of the following? bodies
4. Which of the following would support a Anitihistone antibodies
diagnosis of drug- induced lupus?
5. A homogeneous pattern of staining of the Antihistone antibody
nucleus on IIF may be caused by which of
the following antibodies?
6. Which of the following is characteristic of a.Association with certain
RA? HLA-DR genes
b.Joint involvement that is
symmetric
c. Presence of antibody
against IgG
7. Which of the following best describes the It is a sensitive screeing tool.
slide agglutination test for RF?
8. Hashimoto's thyroiditis can best be differ- Decrease in thyroid hormone
entiated from Graves' disease on the basis levels
of which of the following?
9. Which of the following would be consid- Antibody to TSHR
ered a significant finding in Graves' dis-
ease?
10. Immunologic findings in type I diabetes Antibody to colloid
mellitus include all of the following except:
11. MS
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