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Phenotypic characteristics of aged CD4+ CD28null T lymphocytes are determined by changes in the whole-genome DNA methylation pattern.
Aging cell - 1 Apr 2017
Suarez-Álvarez Beatriz, Rodríguez Ramón M, Schlangen Karin, Raneros Aroa Baragaño, Márquez-Kisinousky Leonardo, Fernández Agustín F, Díaz-Corte Carmen, Aransay Ana M, López-Larrea Carlos
Abstract excerpt
Aging is associated with a progressive loss of the CD28 costimulatory molecule in CD4+ lymphocytes (CD28null T cells), which is accompanied by the acquisition of new biological and functional properties that give rise to an impaired immune response. The regulatory mechanisms that govern the appearance and function of this cell subset during aging and in several associated inflammatory disorders remain...
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