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Longitudinal analysis of T-helper cell phenotypes in renal-transplant recipients undergoing growth hormone therapy.
Transplantation - 27 Dec 2004
Melk Anette, Daniel Volker, Mehls Otto, Opelz Gerhard, Tönshoff Burkhard
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BACKGROUND: Treatment with recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in growth-retarded children after renal transplantation is effective, but there have been concerns regarding the safety of rhGH because of its possible immunomodulatory actions. We therefore evaluated the immune phenotypes of pediatric renal-transplant recipients and controls in response to rhGH with regard to a possible shift toward a T-helper...
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