title: [Lymphocyte transformation test--basis and clinical use].
abstract: The principle of the lymphocyte transformation test is represented and the present knowledge of the partially selective effect of various unspecific mitogenes on different lymphocyte populations is referred to. Problems of methodology are briefly dealt with and the possibilities of applying the lymphocyte transformation test is referred to in detail. Own experiences are reported on the basis of clinical examples in patients affected with malign lymphoma, infectious mononucleosis and polymyositis.
mesh_terms: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008222:Lymphokines; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010587:Phagocytosis; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D008222:Lymphokines
vernacular_title: Der Lymphozytentransformationstest--Grundlagen und klinische Anwendung.