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BIO372 : Immunology : Diseases : Review Questions

Diseases: Review Questions
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1. Diabetes is closely associated with insulin.

a) What is insulin? What does it do?

b) How does the body respond to insulin deficiency?

2. It was hypothesized that the immune system is responsible for causing diabetes. What cellular evidence supported this hypothesis?

3. A form of molecular mimicry was hypothesized to trigger the immune system against self-antigens. Explain this hypothesis.

4. Are some individuals more likely to develop insulin-dependent diabetes than other individuals? Explain.

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