Clonal T-cell populations are frequent in the skin and blood of patients with systemic sclerosis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 785-790

  Kreuter, A ^a   Hoxtermann S ^a   Tigges, C ^a   Hahn, S A ^a   Altmeyer, P ^a   Gambichler, T ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clonal T cells; High resolution capillary electrophoresis; Systemic sclerosis; T cell receptor gene rearrangement

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ILOPROST; METHOTREXATE; PROSTACYCLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CELL CLONING; CLONAL T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSE SCLERODERMA; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMITED SCLERODERMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN EXAMINATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SKIN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349345906     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09213.x     Document Type: Article

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