Lymphopenia in occupational pulmonary silicosis with or without autoimmune disease

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 540-544

  Subra, J F ^a   Renier, G ^a   Reboul, P ^a   Tollis, F ^a   Boivinet, R ^a   Schwartz, P ^b   Chevailler, A ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Sécurité Sociale Miniére   (France)

Author keywords

Activated T cells; Autoimmunity; Lymphopenia; Pulmonary silicosis

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY;

AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICOSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; LYMPHOPENIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; SILICOSIS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0035657302     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2001.01696.x     Document Type: Article

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