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DETECTION OF VIMENTIN-SPECIFIC AUTOREACTIVE CD8+ T CELLS IN CARDIAC TRANSPLANT PATIENTS
18 May 2004
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Evidence is emerging that autoimmunity can play a role in allograft rejection. Reports have described the presence of autoantibodies in transplant patients and CD4+ autoreactive T cells in rodent models of allograft rejection. The objective of this study was to seek evidence of CD8+ T-cell-mediated autoimmunity in the transplant setting. The author have previously observed autoimmunity to the...
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