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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Azucena Salas
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-70469 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Gastroenterology 20160604 3
<h4>Background & aims</h4>Crohn's disease (CD) has been associated with an altered immune response to commensal microbiota, mostly based on increased seroreactivity to microbial proteins. Although T cells are believed to contribute to the development of CD, little is known about the antigens involved. We investigated the antigen-specificity of T cells isolated from patients with CD.<h4>Methods</h4>We isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 65 patients with CD and 45 healthy individuals ...[more]