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. 1982 May;48(2):437–442.

Pre-B cell suppression by thymoma patient lymphocytes.

A R Hayward, P Paolucci, A D Webster, P Kohler
PMCID: PMC1536454  PMID: 6980746

Abstract

T lymphocytes from the blood of two thymoma patients with hypogammaglobulinaemia suppressed the in vitro proliferation of allogeneic pre-B cells. Both patients lacked pre-B and B cells in blood and bone marrow. It is possible that pre-B cells, as well as B cells, may be targets for suppression by T cells in thymoma patients with hypogammaglobulinaemia.

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