Lymphocyte phenotype and function in the chronic fatigue syndrome.

doi:10.1007/BF00920633

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Lymphocyte phenotype and function in the chronic fatigue syndrome.

Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Jan 1993

Straus S E, Fritz S, Dale J K, Gould B, Strober W

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Lymphocytes of 18 patients meeting the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) case definition for the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), 10 similar, chronically fatigued patients not fully conforming to the CDC case definition, and 17 matched, healthy individuals were studied to determine the presence of...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
Cell Adhesion Molecules
Cell Count
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
Female
Humans
Immunologic Memory
Leukocyte Common Antigens
Lymphocyte Activation
Lymphocyte Subsets
Lymphocytes
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Prospective Studies

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