Inhibition of increased circulating Tfh cell by anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody in patients with type 1 diabetes

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Xu, Xinyu ^a   Shi, Yun ^a   Cai, Yun ^a   Zhang, Qingqing ^a   Yang, Fan ^a   Chen, Heng ^a   Gu, Yong ^a   Zhang, Mei ^a   Yu, Liping ^b   Yang, Tao ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, CD20; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUCIBLE T-CELL CO-STIMULATOR PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKINS; MALE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, CXCR5; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894266980     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079858     Document Type: Article

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