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Blood CD4+CD45RO+CXCR5+ T cells are decreased but partially functional in signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 deficiency.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Apr 2013
Mazerolles Fabienne, Picard Capucine, Kracker Sven, Fischer Alain, Durandy Anne
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BACKGROUND: The generation of high-affinity antibodies requires the presence of a population of CD4+ T cells (follicular TH [TFH] cells) in the lymph node follicles. These cells differ from TH1, TH2, and TH17 effector cells in that they strongly express activation markers and the chemokine recept...
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