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Q.Total absence of plasma cells causes :

(a) Albinism
(b) Huntington's chorea
(c) Agammaglobulinemia
(d) Thalasemia
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Agammaglobulinemia results from a total lack of plasma cells and antibody production.

Plasma cells, derived from activated B-lymphocytes, are the cells that secrete antibodies (immunoglobulins). If plasma cells are absent or B-cell maturation fails (as in X-linked agammaglobulinemia), the blood contains negligible gamma-globulin/antibody levels, leaving the individual highly susceptible to recurrent bacterial infections. Albinism is a pigmentation disorder, Huntington's chorea is a neurodegenerative genetic di …

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