Role of the spleen in peripheral memory B-cell homeostasis in patients with autoimmune thrombocytopenia purpura

The effect of splenectomy on circulating memory B cells in autoimmune thrombocytopenia purpura (AITP) patients has not yet been addressed. We therefore analyzed the distribution and phenotypic characteristics of B-cell subsets in non-splenectomized and splenectomized AITP patients and controls, as w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.). - 1999. - 130(2009), 2 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 199-212
1. Verfasser: Martinez-Gamboa, Lorena (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Mei, Henrik, Loddenkemper, Christoph, Ballmer, Boris, Hansen, Arne, Lipsky, Peter E, Emmerich, Florian, Radbruch, Andreas, Salama, Abdulgabar, Dörner, Thomas
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't