Loss of CD31 receptor in CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell subsets in children with primary hypertension is associated with hypertension severity and hypertensive target organ damage.

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BACKGROUND: Primary hypertension is associated with still poorly known T-cell dependent immunity defects that participate in the disease development. However, the relationship between peripheral T-cell subset distribution and disease severity in humans is not known. The aim of the study was to find out if target organ damage in adolescents with primary hypertension is associated with thymus-dependent lymphocytes...

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