Immunological patterns in young children with Down syndrome: Is there a temporal trend?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1479-1482

  Cocchi, Guido ^a   Mastrocola, Maura ^a   Capelli, Marilu' ^a   Bastelli, Annalisa ^a   Vitali, Francesca ^a   Corvaglia, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Immunoglobulins; Lymphocyte subpopulations; Temporal trend; Zinc

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; INFANT; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PARAMETER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN PUNCTURE;

AGE FACTORS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LEUKOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; ZINC;

EID: 34548789010     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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