Low levels of peripheral CD161++CD8+ mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are found in HIV and HIV/TB co-infection
BACKGROUND: High expression of CD161 on CD8+ T cells is associated with a population of cells thought to play a role in mucosal immunity. We wished to investigate this subset in an HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) endemic African setting. METHODS: A flow cytometric approach was used to asses...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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