ISBB Flashcards
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COMPONENTS OF FIBRIN GLUE
cryoprecipitate (fibrinogen) and topical thrombin
Donor deferral, measles (rubeola) vaccination:
2 weeks
Providing an antibody with its corresponding antigen under optimal conditions so that the antibody will attach to the antigen, thereby removing the antibody from the serum
ADSORPTION
process whereby cells that are coated with antibody are treated in such a manner as to disrupt the bonds between the antigen and antibody
ELUTION
simplest type of mutation
Only one nucleotide in the DNA sequence is changed
Includes substitutions, insertions, deletions
POINT MUTATION
gene that does not appear to produce a detectable antigen; a silent gene
AMORPH
ANTI-A1 LECTIN:
DOLICHOS BIFLORUS
ANTI-B LECTIN:
BANDEIRAEA SIMPLICIFOLIA
ANTI-H LECTIN:
ULEX EUROPAEUS
ANTI-M LECTIN:
IBERIS AMARA
ANTI-N LECTIN:
VICIA GRAMINEA
phenomenon whereby an antibody reacts more strongly with a red blood cell carrying a double dose (homozygous inheritance of the appropriate gene) than with a red blood cell carrying a single dose (heterozygous inheritance) of an antigen
DOSAGE
portion of the antigen molecule that is directly involved in the interaction with the the antibody;ANTIGENIC DETERMINANT
EPITOPE:
antigenic characteristic of the red blood cell membrane that is unique to an individual or a related family of individuals and therefore is not commonly found on all cells (usually less than 1% of the population)
PRIVATE ANTIGEN
antigen characteristic of the red blood cell membrane found commonly among individuals, usually more than 98% of the population
PUBLIC ANTIGEN
small hemorrhagic spot, LARGER THAN PETECHIA, in the skin or mucous membrane, forming a rounded or irregular blue or purplish patch; also known as bruise
Ecchymosis
congenital defect of the third and fourth pharyngeal pouches that affects thymic development, leading to a T-cell deficiency. Patients are subject to recurring viral and fungal infections
DiGeorge anomaly
dysproteinemia synonymous with gamma heavy-chain disease. This abnormality is characterized by the presence of monoclonal protein composed of the heavy-chain portion of the immunoglobulin molecule.
Franklin’s disease
molecule that when coupled to a hapten, makes the hapten capable of stimulating an immune response
CARRIER
simple chemical group that can bind to antibody once it is formed but that CANNOT stimulate antibody formation unless tied to a larger carrier molecule
HAPTEN
single antigenic determinant. It is functionally the portion of an antigen that combines with an antibody paratope
EPITOPE
part of the antibody molecule that makes contact with the antigenic determinant
PARATOPE
frequency of positive results obtained in testing a population of individuals who are positive for antibody
SENSITIVITY
proportion of negative test results obtained in the population of individuals who actually lack the antibody in question
SPECIFICITY