Beta cell destruction that causes type 1 diabetes mellitus is a(n) ________.
A. type II (antibody-dependent cytotoxic) hypersensitivity
B. type III (immune complex) hypersensitivity
C. type IV (delayed) hypersensitivity
D. anaphylactic hypersensitivity
E. type I (acute) hypersensitivity
Answer: C
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) people carrying dominant genetic disorders always die before birth B) recessive genetic disorders are limited to persons of the same ethnicity C) carriers are not eliminated by the disease before passing the defective alleles on to their offspring D) dominant genetic disorders are never expressed in males