Lymphocyte abnormalities in ankylosing spondylitis.
Open Access
- 1 October 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 36 (5), 471-473
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.36.5.471
Abstract
Peripheral blood T (SRBC rosette) and B (AgG- and C-receptor) lymphocyte subpopulations and responsiveness to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) were assayed in 40 patients with ankylosing spondylitis and in 55 normal subjects. There was no significant difference in the lymphocyte concentrations or responsiveness to PHA between the two groups. However, the percentages of T lymphocytes were significantly lower in the patients irrespective of their HLA typing. This was probably due to an increase in the 'null' population since the percentages of both the AgG- and C-receptor cells were normal.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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