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Evidence for the involvement of gamma delta T cells in the immune response in Rasmussen encephalitis
18 Jul 2015
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BACKGROUND: Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) is a rare neuroinflammatory disease characterized by intractable seizures and progressive atrophy on one side of the cerebrum. Perivascular cuffing and clusters of T cells in the affected cortical hemisphere are indicative of an active cellular immune response. METHODS: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and brain-infiltrating lymphocytes (BILs) were isolated from...
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