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Identification of transitional type II B cells in the salivary glands of patients with Sjögren's syndrome.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jul 2006
Daridon Capucine, Pers Jacques-Olivier, Devauchelle Valérie, Martins-Carvalho Christine, Hutin Pascal, Pennec Yvon-Louis, Saraux Alain, Youinou Pierre
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OBJECTIVE: To identify B cell subpopulations participating in the lymphocyte infiltrate of salivary glands from patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome. A special emphasis was placed on those B lymphocytes included in the ectopic germinal centers (GCs). METHODS: The presence of B cells in salivary glands and their polyclonality were ascertained by phenotyping and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction...
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