SDR 5: STDs and Stem Cells

Which feature is unique to human stem cells (HSCs) compared to other animal stem cells?

True or False: Cells harvested from somatic cell nuclear transfer could potentially result in a new human being.

Which of the following is not a potential problem associated with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)?

True or False: Conventional pap smears with microscopic examination are only about 50% accurate in diagnosing HPV infection.

Which of the following STDs is curable once contracted?

Which of the following genes found in the HPV viral genome are part of ALL human cancers?

The LEEP procedure is used to remove lesions associated with...

True or False: Condoms are at least 95% effective in preventing HPV infection from one infected partner to an unaffected partner.

Which stage of cervical cancer would be characterized by involvement of the lower 1/3 of the vagina, extension of the carcinoma to the pelvic wall, and no cancer-free space between the tumor and the pelvic wall?

Which of the following types of HPV strains would be least likely to cause squamous cell carcinoma?

Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is used with stem cells...

Koilocytosis and a swiss-cheese like appearance (condyloma) are histological signs of what STD?

True or False: The HPV vaccine injects tiny amounts of HPV virions which induce antibody production by the body, making the body immune to future infections.

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of chronic HIV disease?

What is one of the primary drawbacks associated with somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) that is NOT found in non-autologous embryonic stem cell (ESC) therapy?

Which STD is known to cause heart damage, CNS damage, blindness, paralysis, and dementia after prolonged exposure?

In which region of the skin would you find stem cells that would be able to regenerate all the layers and hair follicles of the skin?

The triad of arthritis, conjunctivitis, and urethritis (Reiter syndrome) is typically associated with which STD?

Stem cells harvested form the inner cell mass of an embryo are considered...

True or False: Adult stem cells are less tumorogenic that embryonic stem cells.

In which of the following tissue types would you find the smallest concentration of stem cells?

Which of the following institutions was NOT involved in the development of the HPV vaccine?

Which disease has been cured using embryonic stem cells?

Place the following steps of Hybrid Capture technology in the correct order: (e.g I, II, III, IV)
I: Release and denature nucleic acids
II: Capture RNA-DNA hybrids onto a solid phase
III: React captured hybrids with multiple antibody conjugates
IV: Detect amplified chemiluminescent signal
V: Hybridize RNA probe with target DNA

Which of the following HPV strains would you expect to progress to forming a papilloma in the infected patient?

Which of the following STD's has the greatest prevalence in the United States?

Which of the following STDs is most likely to be spread in a locker room (without sexual contact)?

Which of the following countries has the highest rates of cervical cancer?

True or False: The HPV vaccine protects against all strains of HPV.

Currently, spermatogonial stem cells (gPSCs) have been shown to differentiate into all of the following cell types except...

True or False: The L1 and L2 proteins make up the envelope of the HPV virus particle.

Gram negative diplococci, both intracellular and extracellular, in a histological specimen of infected tissue is indicative of which STD?