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Subpopulations of T lymphocytes in myasthenia gravis patients.

Clinical and experimental immunology ·Vol. 36 ·No. 1 ·1979-04-00 ·Pages 85-9

Piantelli M, Lauriola L, Carbone A, Evoli A, Tonali P, Musiani P

Abstract

Subpopulations of human peripheral blood T lymphocytes were examined in twenty-three myasthenic patients. T lymphocytes bearing receptors for the Fc portion of IgG (T gamma) were significantly increased in a third of the patients examined. T lymphocytes bearing receptors for the Fc portion of IgM (Tmu) were within normal values in all but two patients. Possible implications of these cells in the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis are discussed.

MeSH Terms
Adolescent Adult Aged Child Female Humans Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments/immunology Immunoglobulin G/immunology Immunoglobulin M/immunology Leukocyte Count Male Middle Aged Myasthenia Gravis/immunology T-Lymphocytes/immunology
Chemicals
Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M
Authors & Affiliations
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Piantelli M
Lauriola L
Carbone A
Evoli A
Tonali P
Musiani P
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Article Info
Journal
Clinical and experimental immunology
Abbr.
Clin Exp Immunol
ISSN
0009-9104
Published
1979-04-00
Pages
85-9
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0057202
PMCID
PMC1537707
Subset
IM
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