A) Patiens with IgD myeloma may present with no evident M-spike on serum electrophoresis B) A diagnosis of plasma cell leukemia can be made if circulating peripheral blood plasmablasts comprise 14% of peripheral blood white cells in a patient with white blood cell count of 11 X 100 /L and platelet count of 88 X 109 /L C) In smoldering myeloma plasma cells constitute 10 - 30% of total bone marrow cellularity D) In a patient with multiple myeloma, a monoclonal light chain may be detected in both serum and urine Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Familial Mediterranean fever B) Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy C) Dialysis associated amyloidosis D) Prion protein associated amyloidosis Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 2914: In apoptosis, Apaf-1 is activated by release of which of the following substances from the mitochondria ?
A) Bcl-2 B) Bax C) Bcl-XL D) Cytochrome C Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 2915: The subtype of Hodgkin's disease, which is histogenetically distinct from all the other subtypes, is ?
A) Lymphocyte predominant B) Nodular sclerosis C) Mixed cellularity D) Lymphocyte depleted Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Vasodilation B) Stasis of blood C) Increased vascular permeability D) Decreased hydrostatic pressure Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Amyloidosis B) Diabetes mellitus C) Rapidly progressive (crescentic) glomerulonephritis D) Benign nephrosclerosis Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Blasts of acute myeloid leukemia are typically sudan black negative B) Blasts of acute lymphoblastic leukemia are typically myeloperoxidase positive C) Low leucocyte alkaline phosphatase score is characteristically seen in blastic phase of chronic myeloid leukemia D) Tartarate resistant acid phosphatase positivity is typically seen in hairy cell leukemia Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Formation of amorphous densities in the mitochondrial matrix B) Diminished generation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) C) Formation of blebs in the plasma membrane D) Detachment of ribosomes from the granular endoplasmic reticulum Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):