Thymus microenvironment in human primary immunodeficiency diseases

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 489-495

  Poliani, Pietro Luigi ^a   Vermi, William ^a   Facchetti, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Primary immunodeficiency; Thymus microenvironment

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN;

CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MICROENVIRONMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIMARY IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; LYMPHOPENIA; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SELF TOLERANCE; SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 70449484924     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e3283327e5c     Document Type: Review

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