Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell deficiency in chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis - A consequence or a cause?

Immunology Letters

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 180-183

  Ng, Wan Fai ^a   Tudhope, Susan J ^a   von Delwig, Alexei ^a   Lilic, Desa ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmune regulator gene; Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC); Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ADULT; CELL EXPANSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS CANDIDIASIS; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, CHRONIC MUCOCUTANEOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NATURAL KILLER T-CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 78751702064     PISSN: 01652478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2010.09.014     Document Type: Letter

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