Article
Analysis of the T-cell receptor V beta usage in monozygotic and dizygotic twins living in a Plasmodium falciparum endemic area in west Africa.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 May 1997
Troye-Blomberg M, Fogdell A, el-Ghazali G, Larsson A, King M H, Sisay-Joof F, Olerup O, Grunewald J, Jepson A
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the influence of genetic and/or environmental factors in the development and shaping of the human peripheral T cell repertoire the authors studied the T-cell receptor (TCR) V beta usage in 10 adult monozygous (Mz) and nine dizygous (Dz) twin pairs living in a Plasmodium falciparum...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Animals
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Diseases in Twins
- Female
- Gambia
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- HLA-D Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Malaria, Falciparum
- Male