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Divergent response profile in activated cord blood T cells from first-born child implies birth-order-associated in utero immune programming.
Allergy - 1 Mar 2016
Kragh M, Larsen J M, Thysen A H, Rasmussen M A, Wolsk H M, Bisgaard H, Brix S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: First-born children are at higher risk of developing a range of immune-mediated diseases. The underlying mechanism of 'birth-order effects' on disease risk is largely unknown, but in utero programming of the child's immune system may play a role. OBJECTIVE: We studied the association between birth order and the functional response of stimulated cord blood T cells. METHOD: Purified cord blood T cells...
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