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Immune cell phenotype and function patterns across the life course in individuals from rural Uganda.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2024
Nalwoga Angela, Nakibuule Marjorie, Roshan Romin, Kwizera Mbonye Moses, Miley Wendell, Whitby Denise, Newton Robert, Rochford Rosemary, Cose Stephen
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Background: To determine the pattern of immune cell subsets across the life span in rural sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and to set a reference standard for cell subsets amongst Africans, we characterised the major immune cell subsets in peripheral blood including T cells, B cells, monocytes, NK cells, neutrophils and eosinophils, in individuals aged 3 to 89 years from Uganda. Methods: Immune phenotypes were measured...
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