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Characterization of T-cell Receptor Repertoire in Inflamed Tissues of Patients with Crohnʼs Disease Through Deep Sequencing
30 Apr 2016
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BACKGROUND: Intestinal tissues of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) contain expanded populations of T cells which are believed to mediate inflammation. We performed a detailed characterization of these T-cell repertoires. METHODS: We obtained biopsies from the neoterminal ileum of 12 patients undergoing evaluation for postoperative recurrent CD and 4 individuals with normal terminal ileum and no history of...
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