Decrease in CD8+ lymphocytes in atopic dermatitis is associated with a preferential loss of cytotoxic effector cells rather than suppressor inducer cells.
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey 08103.
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McCoy
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Hanley-Yanez
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D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis*; D016827:CD8 Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping / Q000379:methods; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology*
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D016827:CD8 Antigens