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Double negative (CD19+IgG+IgD-CD27-) B lymphocytes: a new insight from telomerase in healthy elderly, in centenarian offspring and in Alzheimer's disease patients.
Immunology letters - 1 Nov 2014
Martorana Adriana, Balistreri Carmela Rita, Bulati Matteo, Buffa Silvio, Azzarello Delia Maria, Camarda Cecilia, Monastero Roberto, Caruso Calogero, Colonna-Romano Giuseppina
Abstract excerpt
Immunosenescence is characterized by the impairment of humoral immunity with changes in the memory/naive B cell compartment. In particular we have previously reported the percentage increase of a Memory IgD(-)CD27(-) (Double Negative, DN) B cell population in aged people. In this study, we have further characterized DN B cells with the aim to better understand their contribution to immunosenescence. As DN B cells...
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