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Recurrent Respiratory Infections Revealing CD8α Deficiency.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Nov 2015
Dumontet Erwan, Osman Jennifer, Guillemont-Lambert Nathalie, Cros Guilhem, Moshous Despina, Picard Capucine
Abstract excerpt
CD8A encodes the CD8α chain of the dimeric CD8 protein, a critical coreceptor of cytotoxic T cells. We report here the comprehensive immunological evaluation of a child with a CD8A missense mutation, providing evidence that CD8 deficiency increases susceptibility to recurrent respiratory infections without interfering with the TCR-mediated proliferation of T cells. These observations expand the known phenotypes...
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