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Clonal expansions of CD4+ B helper T cells in autoimmune myasthenia gravis

  1. Björn Tackenberg1,
  2. Jens Kruth1,
  3. Johanna E. Bartholomaeus1,
  4. Kerstin Schlegel1,
  5. Wolfgang H. Oertel1,
  6. Nicholas Willcox2,
  7. Bernhard Hemmer3,
  8. Norbert Sommer1,*

Article first published online: 26 FEB 2007

DOI: 10.1002/eji.200636449

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European Journal of Immunology

European Journal of Immunology

Volume 37, Issue 3, pages 849–863, March 2007

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Tackenberg, B., Kruth, J., Bartholomaeus, Johanna E., Schlegel, K., Oertel, Wolfgang H., Willcox, N., Hemmer, B. and Sommer, N. (2007), Clonal expansions of CD4+ B helper T cells in autoimmune myasthenia gravis. Eur. J. Immunol., 37: 849–863. doi: 10.1002/eji.200636449

Author Information

  1. 1

    Clinical Neuroimmunology Group, Department of Neurology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany

  2. 2

    Neurosciences Group, Weatherall Institute for Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

  3. 3

    Department of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany

*Department of Neurology, Rudolf-Bultmann-Str. 8, Philipps-University, D-35039 Marburg, Germany, Fax: +49-6421-2867055

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 FEB 2007
  2. Article first published online: 26 FEB 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 12 JAN 2007
  4. Manuscript Revised: 27 NOV 2006
  5. Manuscript Received: 30 JUN 2006

Funded by

  • German Myasthenia Society
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust

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