Enumeration of antigen-specific CD8+ T lymphocytes by single-platform, HLA tetramer-based flow cytometry: A European multicenter evaluation

Cytometry Part B - Clinical Cytometry

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Heijnen, Ingmar A F M ^a   Barnett, David ^b   Arroz, Maria J ^c   Barry, Simon M ^d   Bonneville, Marc ^e   Brando, Bruno ^f   D'Hautcourt, Jean Luc ^g   Kern, Florian ^h   Tötterman, Thomas H ⁱ   Marijt, Erik W A ^j   Bossy, David ^k   Preijers, Frank W M B ^l   Rothe, Gregor ^m   Gratama, Jan W ⁿ  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

^d ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE   (France)

^f OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^g Hopital de Warquignies   (Belgium)

^h CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

ⁱ UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^j LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^k BECKMAN COULTER INC   (United States)

^l RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^m UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

ⁿ ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

CD8 T cells; Flow cytometry; Multicenter evaluation; Standardization; Tetramer

Indexed keywords

CD57 ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; TETRAMER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; EVALUATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL COUNT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 7744230905     PISSN: 15524949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.20028     Document Type: Article

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