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CD4+ CD7- CD28- T cells are expanded in rheumatoid arthritis and are characterized by autoreactivity.
1 May 1996
Abstract excerpt
Clonal expansion of CD4+ T cells is a characteristic finding in patients with RA and is only infrequently found in patients with psoriatic arthritis and healthy controls. Expanded CD4+ clonotypes are present in the blood, infiltrate into the joint, and persist over years. We have not addressed the question of whether the expanded clonotypes have unique functional and phenotypic properties which may explain the...
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