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Nonlesional atopic dermatitis skin shares similar T-cell clones with lesional tissues.
Allergy - 1 Dec 2017
Brunner P M, Emerson R O, Tipton C, Garcet S, Khattri S, Coats I, Krueger J G, Guttman-Yassky E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is characterized by robust immune activation. Various T-cell subsets, including Th2/Th22 cells, are increased in lesional and nonlesional skin. However, there is conflicting literature on the diversity of the T-cell receptor (TCR) repertoire in lesional AD, and its relation to nonlesional skin remains unclear. METHODS: We performed high-throughput deep sequencing of the β-TCR...
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