Failure of thymus development may result in

A) type I diabetes.
B) Grave's disease.
C) Bruton-type agammaglobulinemia.
D) DiGeorge syndrome.
E) chronic granulomatous disease.


D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: Immunodeficiency Diseases
Learning Outcome: 18.18

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