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Other Immune Disorders:
Transplant rejection
Cancer
Congenital immune deficiencies
Acquired immune deficiencies
Other Immune Disorders: Transplant rejection:
Transplanted tissue can be recognized as foreign
This is why "tissue typing" is done before a transplant
Graft vs. host disease
-occurs in bone marrow transplants
-rid all bone marrow
-implant graft from donor
-immunosupressive therapy
-trade-off
Other Immune Disorders: Cancer:
Sometimes the immune system can kill cancerous cells
Immunotherapy: research/development in using the immune system to fight cancer
example:
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Gardasil
Other Immune Disorders: Congenital immune deficiencies:
examples:
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Severe combined immunodeficiency disorder
(SCID)
No T or B cells (bubble boy)
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Digeorge syndrome
No T cells
B cells are present, but can't respond
Other Immune Disorders: Acquired immune deficienceis
examples:
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Cancer
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Drugs
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AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency--Cancer
There are B and T cancers
These immune cells do not respond properly
Acquired Immune Deficiency--Drugs
Transplant patients--immunosuppresive therpay
-to avoid transplant rejection
Chemotherapy for cancer patients
-destroys immune cells
Acquired Immune Deficiency--AIDS
see AIDS file
Author
aliceaustin
ID
53279
Card Set
Microbiology
Description
Disorders associated with Immune System
Updated
2011-08-04T01:40:10Z
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