Peripheral loss of CD8+CD161++TCRVα7·2+ mucosal-associated invariant T cells in chronic hepatitis C virus-infected patients
Background: Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells play an important role in innate host defence. MAIT cells appear to undergo exhaustion and are functionally weakened in chronic viral infections. However, their role in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains unclear. Materials and me...
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Blackwell Publishing
2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/18463/ https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.12581 |
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