Circulating cytotoxic CD8+ CD28- T cells in ankylosing spondylitis

Circulating CD8+ CD28- T cells were found to be expanded more in patients with ankylosing spondylitis than in an age-matched healthy population (41.2 ± 17.7% versus 18.6 ± 7.6%). The level of CD8+CD28- T cells was dependent on the disease status, but was independent of age. Most of the CD8+ CD28- T...

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Main Authors: Schirmer, Michael, Goldberger, Christian, Würzner, Reinhard, Duftner, Christina, Pfeiffer, Karl-P, Clausen, Johannes, Neumayr, Günther, Falkenbach, Albrecht
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2002
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC64855/