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Limited T cell receptor repertoire diversity in tuberculosis patients correlates with clinical severity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Luo Wei, Su Jin, Zhang Xiao-Bing, Yang Zhi, Zhou Ming-Qian, Jiang Zhen-Min, Hao Pei-Pei, Liu Su-Dong, Wen Qian, Jin Qi, Ma Li
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The importance of CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells in protection against tuberculosis (TB) is well known, however, the association between changes to the T cell repertoire and disease presentation has never been analyzed. Characterization of T-cells in TB patients in previous study only analyzed the TCR β chain and omitted analysis of the Vα family even though α chain also contribute to antigen recognition....
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