Multiple choice

Which of the following is most pertinent to healthy individuals with selective IgA deficiency?

  1. All individuals can be considered to be normal without risk of infections.

  2. They are more likely to develop heart disease than those with normal IgA levels.

  3. They will always have a high risk of HIV infection.

  4. They have a high risk of a recurrent serious bacterial infection.

  5. They have a higher risk of developing an organ specific autoimmune disease or allergies than the general population.
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Explanation

Organ-specific autoimmune diseases, are defined as disorders in which the body’s immune response attacks healthy cells in a specific organ.Individuals with selective IgA deficiency have a higher risk of developing an organ specific autoimmune disease or allergies than the general population.

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