Article
T-cell abnormalities in common variable immunodeficiency.
Pediatric research - 1 Jan 1993
Jaffe J S, Eisenstein E, Sneller M C, Strober W
Abstract excerpt
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVI) is a heterogeneous condition marked by a number of different immunologic defects. One group of patients, perhaps 60% of the CVI group as a whole, is characterized by T cells that produce reduced amounts of IL-2 (mRNA and protein product), IL-4, and IL-5 (mRNA) when stimulated with phytohemagglutinin. This defect does not extend to all lymphokines, however, because the cells...
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