2012
DOI: 10.1186/ar3937
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Longitudinal analysis of mRNA transcripts and plasma proteins to define a biomarker associated with lupus disease activity

Abstract: Background: CD4 T cells help B cells produce antibodies following antigen challenge. This response classically occurs in germinal centers (GC) located in B-cell follicles of secondary lymphoid organs (SLO), a site of immunoglobulin isotype switching and affinity maturation. GC formation requires specialized CD4 T cells, T-follicular helper (Tfh) cells, which localize to follicles and provide B cells with survival and differentiation signals that are essential for B-cell maturation into memory and long-lived pl… Show more

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