FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2017
POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
PATHOLOGY
PAPER I
PATH/J/17/32/I
Time 3 hours
Max. Marks 100
Important instructions:
• Attempt all questions in order.
• Each question carries 10 marks.
• Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
• Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
• Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
• Answer all the parts of a single question together.
• Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
• Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1. Liquid biopsy.
Immunological tolerance.
5+5
2. Protein misfolding disease.
Role of molecular testing in diagnosis of salivary gland
tumours.
5+5
3. Endogenous Nanoparticles.
Pathogenesis of Ig4 related diseases.
5+5
4. Biomedical waste disposal in pathology laboratories.
Newer molecular techniques in diagnostic pathology.
5+5
5. Signal transduction pathway.
Epstein Barr virus associated malignancies.
5+5
6. Role of cytogenetics in diagnosis of pediatric solid
tumours.
Cytokines.
5+5
7. Chemiluminescence and its diagnostic applications.
Caspases.
5+5
8. Free radical injury.
Quality control in laboratory automation.
5+5
9. Cytokeratins in differential diagnosis of tumours.
Microparticles in health and disease.
5+5
10. Pathology of post transplant lymphoproliferative disorders.
Laser capture micro-dissection.
5+5