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S-antigen specific T helper type 1 response is present in Behcet's disease.
Molecular vision - 7 Aug 2008
Zhao Changlin, Yang Peizeng, He Hao, Lin Xiaomin, Li Bing, Zhou Hongyan, Huang Xiangkun, Kijlstra Aize
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PURPOSE: To investigate the frequency and phenotypic and functional characteristics of S-antigen (S-Ag) specific T cells in patients with Behcet's disease (BD). METHODS: Blood was taken from 23 active BD patients, 12 inactive BD patients, and 14 healthy controls. The clinical features of the patients were summarized. T cell response against 40 mixed S-Ag peptides was identified by interferon gamma (IFN-gamma)...
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