Regulatory T cells and autoimmune hepatitis: Defective cells or a hostile environment?

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-8

  Oo, Ye H ^a   Adams, David H ^a  

^a University of Birmingham   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 7 RECEPTOR; STAT5 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CPG ISLAND; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; EDITORIAL; EFFECTOR CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; UPREGULATION;

FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; MALE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84862643559     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.04.005     Document Type: Editorial

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