CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED PRIMARY DISORDERS OF B AND T LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1982. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED PRIMARY DISORDERS OF B AND T LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION

Infections in the Abnormal Host. Grieco MH, ed. New York, Yorke Medical Books, 1035 pp., 1980.. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/82601545
Siegal FP; Pahwa S; Pahwa R; Dept. Medicine, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

Abstract: Defects in T and B cell mediated inflammatory mechanisms are reviewed. Cell mediated immunity defects are often associated with certain tumors, particularly Hodgkin's disease, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, and colon carcinoma. Specific syndromes of primary immunodeficiency are among other topics discussed. (82 Refs)
Keywords: MONOGRAPH REVIEW

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