Increased bone marrow (BM) plasma level of soluble CD30 and correlations with BM plasma level of interferon (IFN)-γ, CD4/CD8 T-cell ratio and disease severity in aplastic anemia.

Idiopathic aplastic anemia (AA) is an immune-mediated bone marrow failure syndrome. Immune abnormalities such as decreased lymphocyte counts, inverted CD4/CD8 T-cell ratio and increased IFN-γ-producing T cells have been found in AA. CD30, a surface protein belonging to the tumor necrosis factor rece...

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Main Authors: Qingqing Wu, Jizhou Zhang, Jun Shi, Meili Ge, Xingxin Li, Yingqi Shao, Jianfeng Yao, Yizhou Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4226501?pdf=render