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Langerhans cell histiocytosis

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Frederic Geissmann and colleagues find that Langerhans cell accumulation in Langerhans cell histiocytosis results from survival rather than uncontrolled proliferation, and is associated with the expansion of regulatory T cells.

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Citation: Citation: Senechal B, Elain G, Jeziorski E, Grondin V, Patey-Mariaud, de Serre N, et al. (2007) Expansion of regulatory T cells in patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis. PLoS Med 4(8): e253.

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Necker Enfantes Malades Institute
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