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Dimethyl fumarate selectively reduces memory T cells in multiple sclerosis patients.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 1 Jul 2016
Longbrake E E, Ramsbottom M J, Cantoni C, Ghezzi L, Cross A H, Piccio L
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BACKGROUND: Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) alters the phenotype of circulating immune cells and causes lymphopenia in a subpopulation of treated multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. OBJECTIVE: To phenotypically characterize circulating leukocytes in DMF-treated MS patients. METHODS: Cross-sectional observational comparisons of peripheral blood from DMF-treated MS patients (n = 17 lymphopenic and n = 24 non-lymphopenic),...
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