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Off balance: T-cells in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Aug 2005
Lamprecht P
Abstract excerpt
There is substantial evidence that T-cells are off balance in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides. Genetic risk factors may influence shaping of the TCR repertoire and regulatory control of T-cells in predisposed individuals. T-cells are found in inflammatory lesions. Vigorous Th1-type responses are seen in Wegener's granulomatosis and microscopic angiitis, whereas a Th2-type...
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