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Decreased T-cell repertoire diversity in sepsis: a preliminary study.
Critical care medicine - 1 Jan 2013
Venet Fabienne, Filipe-Santos Orchidée, Lepape Alain, Malcus Christophe, Poitevin-Later Françoise, Grives Audrey, Plantier Nadia, Pasqual Nicolas, Monneret Guillaume
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OBJECTIVE: Septic syndromes are the leading causes of mortality in intensive care units. In patients, the occurrence of sepsis-induced immune suppression is associated with delayed mortality, although the exact role of lymphocyte dysfunctions is not well established. The objective of this study was to investigate T-cell receptor diversity, an important feature of T-cell response, in patients with septic shock....
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