Decreased recent thymus emigrant number is associated with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1762-1767

  Vieira, Queila F ^a   Kayser, Cristiane ^a   Kallas, Esper G ^a,b   Andrade, Luís Eduardo C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Systemic lupus erythematosus; T cell receptor excision circle; T lymphocyte; Thymus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHLOROQUINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DNA; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THYMUS; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; THYMUS GLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049140442     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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