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CD4+CD28- costimulation-independent T cells in multiple sclerosis.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Oct 2001
Markovic-Plese S, Cortese I, Wandinger K P, McFarland H F, Martin R
Abstract excerpt
Multiple lines of evidence suggest that CD4+ lymphocytes initiate autoimmune responses against myelin antigens in multiple sclerosis (MS). The increased frequency of activated myelin-specific cells in MS patients indicates that the activation of autoreactive cells represents a central event in the pathogenesis of the disease. We identified a CD4+ subpopulation that is characterized phenotypically by the...
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