Extracorporeal photopheresis induces apoptosis in the lymphocytes of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and graft-versus-host disease patients

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 707-711

  Bladon, John ^a   Taylor, P C ^a  

^a ROTHERHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chronic graft versus host disease; Cutaneous T cell lymphoma; Flow cytometry; Photopheresis

Indexed keywords

LIPOCORTIN 5;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; SCLERODERMA; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

EID: 0033402324     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01773.x     Document Type: Article

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