Regulatory T-cell phenotype in association with large cell transformation of mycosis fungoides

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 260-263

  Hallermann, Christian ^a   Niermann, Christoph ^a   Schulze, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; FOXP3; Large cell; Lymphoma; Mycosis fungoides; Regulatory; T cell; Transformed

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD30 ANTIGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR CELL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PHENOTYPE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 33846982577     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2006.00809.x     Document Type: Article

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