CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells: I. Phenotype and physiology.

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The immune system protects us against foreign pathogens. However, if fine discrimination between self and non-self is not carried out properly, immunological attacks against self may be launched leading to autoimmune diseases, estimated to afflict up to 5% of the population. During the last decade it has become increasingly clear that regulatory CD4+CD25+ T cells (Treg cells) play an important role in the...

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