Massive expansion of EBV+ monoclonal T cells with CD5 down regulation in EBV-associated haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-103

  Lin, Ming Tsan ^a,b   Chang, Hui Mei ^a   Huang, Chang Jen ^c   Chen, Woan Ling ^a   Lin, Chi Yung ^h   Lin, Ching Yang ^a,d   Chuang, Shih Sung ^e,f,g  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHI MEI FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g Chi Mei Foundation Hospital   (Taiwan)

^h NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD5 ANTIGEN; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISOLONE; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DOWN REGULATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS LOAD;

ANTIGENS, CD5; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOWN-REGULATION; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFANT; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 33846441192     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.034371     Document Type: Article

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