Serum granulysin is elevated in patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis [6]

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 470-473

  Nagasawa, Masayuki ^a   Ogawa, Kazuyuki ^b   Imashuku, Shinsaku ^c   Mizutani, Shuki ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BML R and D Center and Laboratory Headquarters   (Japan)

^c KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD45RO ANTIGEN; FERRITIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULYSIN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PERFORIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MEMORY T LYMPHOCYTE; MONOCYTE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, T-LYMPHOCYTE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE;

EID: 38349057512     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02984011     Document Type: Letter

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