Werner's syndrome and the cellular immune reactions.
A case of Werner's syndrome in a 39-year-old man is described. PPD and trichophytin intradermally proved negative; the percentage of T-lymphocytes and the lymphocyte response to PHA were reduced. Cellular immune reactions seem to have been impaired in this case.
D000328:Adult; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D012882:Skin Tests; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014898:Werner Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*