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Generation of functional thymocytes in the human adult.
Immunity - 1 May 1999
Jamieson B D, Douek D C, Killian S, Hultin L E, Scripture-Adams D D, Giorgi J V, Marelli D, Koup R A, Zack J A
Abstract excerpt
Reconstituting the immune response will be critical for the survival of HIV-infected individuals once viral load is brought under control. While the adult thymus was previously thought to be relatively inactive, new data suggest it may play a role in T cell reconstitution. We examined thymopoiesis in adults up to 56 years of age and found active T cell receptor (TCR) rearrangement, generating a diverse TCR Vbeta...
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