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Multicentric Castleman disease is associated with polyfunctional effector memory HHV-8-specific CD8+ T cells.
Blood - 1 Feb 2008
Guihot Amélie, Oksenhendler Eric, Galicier Lionel, Marcelin Anne-Geneviève, Papagno Laura, Bedin Anne-Sophie, Agbalika Félix, Dupin Nicolas, Cadranel Jacques, Autran Brigitte, Carcelain Guislaine
Abstract excerpt
Multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) is a devastating human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8)-related lymphoproliferative disorder that occurs in immunocompromised persons. To determine the role of immune responses in MCD, we studied the frequency, antigenic repertoire, differentiation, and functional profile of HHV-8-specific CD8(+) T cells in MCD patients and in human immunodeficiency virus-coinfected asymptomatic HHV-8...
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