Patients with Tuberculosis Have a Dysfunctional Circulating B-Cell Compartment, Which Normalizes following Successful Treatment.
B-cells not only produce immunoglobulins and present antigens to T-cells, but also additional key roles in the immune system. Current knowledge on the role of B-cells in infections caused by intracellular bacteria is fragmentary and contradictory. We therefore analysed the phenotypical and functiona...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-06-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4909319?pdf=render |