Clinical Sciences

Question 1

What is the role of the spleen in immune defense?

Answer 1

Removal of opsonised bacteria and production of IgM

Question 2

What is latex–fruit syndrome and which foods are commonly associated with latex allergy?

Answer 2

Latex–fruit syndrome is cross-reactivity between latex proteins and certain foods, most commonly banana, avocado, kiwi and chestnut ⭐

Question 3

Which gene mutation causes Marfan syndrome?

Answer 3

FBN1 (fibrillin-1) mutation ⭐

Question 4

Which gene mutation is associated with vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome?

Which gene mutation causes classical Ehlers–Danlos syndrome?

Answer 4

COL3A1 ⭐

COL5A1 ⭐