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Phenotypic, functional and molecular analysis of lymphocytes associated with bladder cancer.
Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII - 1 Jan 1996
Bruno S, Machí A M, Semino C, Meta M, Ponte M, Varaldo M, Curotto A, Ferlazzo G, Decensi A, Melioli G
Abstract excerpt
Bladder-washing-derived lymphocytes (BWDL) from 67 patients with bladder cancer were studied. The large majority of samples contained a pure population of T lymphocytes, whereas B and NK cells were absent. A comparative analysis of bladder lymphocytes and peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL), collected in parallel, showed that BWDL significantly differed from PBL. In vitro cultures of bladder lymphocytes were...
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