T and B cells in borderline (BB) leprosy.
The response to standard Dharmendra lepromin and the circulating T, B cell numbers in the peripheral blood were quantitated in 15 patients with Borderline (BB) Leprosy. On the basis of lepromin response, the patients fall into three groups (a) negative (b) +/- reaction (c) rarely positive. No significant difference in the numbers of E-rosette and EAC rosette forming cells was observed in the BB patients in comparison to controls.
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Central JALMA Institute for Leprosy, Taj Ganj.
Narayanan
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Ramu
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Desikan
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D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007916:Lepromin; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
D007916:Lepromin