Which of these immune cells is the defective cell in hypogammaglobulinemia?
a. T cells
b. B cells
c. Mast cells
d. Plasma cells
ANS: B
Hypogammaglobulinemia is characterized by the absence or deficiency of one or more of the five classes of immunoglobulins from defective B-cell function.
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