Autoimmunity and Tolerance
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In a multiple-choice quiz the question was: The lack of an immune response to self is called:
A. Autoimmunity
B. Tolerance
The answer was B. Can you explain why tolerance is the best answer? Thanks.
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The lack of an immune response to self is called:
A.
B. Tolerance
The correct answer is B.
This is tricky, but it is a matter of definition. Tolerance is the lack of an immune response to self. MHC molecules (gene products from MHC genes) control the body's ability to recognize self and non-self. When T cells mature in the thymus, they are checked for their reactivity ...
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This solution explains the difference between autoimmunity and tolerance, and further delineates why tolerance is referred to the lack of an immune response to self.
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