Abundant expression of CD40 and CD40-ligand (CD154) in paediatric Langerhans cell histiocytosis lesions

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2105-2110

  Egeler, R M ^a,b   Favara, B E ^c   Laman, J D ^d   Claassen, E ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Co stimulatory molecules; Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CD1 ANTIGEN; CD154 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD40 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 39; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ANTIGENS, CD40; CD40 LIGAND; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0033810909     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(00)00296-3     Document Type: Article

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