Thymic output markers indicate immune dysfunction in DiGeorge syndrome

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1184-1186

  Lavi, Richard F ^a   Kamchaisatian, Wasu ^a   Sleasman, John W ^a   Martin, Diana P ^a   Haraguchi, Soichi ^a   Day, Noorbibi K ^a   Tangsinmankong, Nutthapong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CD45RA ANTIGEN; DIPHTHERIA ANTIBODY; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; PADGEM PROTEIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID; THYMULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DISRUPTION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 10P; CHROMOSOME 22P; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPOPLASIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEFICIENCY; INFANT; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MEMORY T LYMPHOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; THYMUS FUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; THYMIC FACTOR, CIRCULATING; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 33750529957     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.07.052     Document Type: Letter

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