5. Clinical Immunology

Autoimmune Disease — Quiz

Test your understanding of autoimmune disease with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which thymic cell type is primarily responsible for presenting self-antigens to developing T cells for negative selection?

Question 2

Which mechanism is most important for central B-cell tolerance in the bone marrow?

Question 3

Immune-related adverse events observed in patients treated with anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors are primarily due to blockade of which pathway?

Question 4

Epigenetic hypomethylation of CD4+ T-cell DNA has been implicated in the pathogenesis of which autoimmune disease?

Question 5

Which viral infection has the strongest epidemiological association with increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis?