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T cell reactivity in neonates from an East and a West German city--results of the LISA study.
Allergy - 1 Feb 2002
Lehmann I, Thoelke A, Weiss M, Schlink U, Schulz R, Diez U, Sierig G, Emmrich F, Jacob B, Belcredi P, Bolte G, Heinrich J, Herbarth O, Wichmann H E, Borte M
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BACKGROUND: Within an ongoing birth cohort study (LISA) the cytokine production of cord blood T cells was compared between neonates from Leipzig (East Germany) and Munich (West Germany). The aim of this study was to analyse regional differences and influencing factors of the immune status. METHODS: Cytokine production was measured in a randomly selected subgroup of 158 children from the LISA (Life style - Immune...
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