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Cryostat tissue sections from skin lesions of 16 patients suffering from chronic stationary psoriasis vulgaris were assayed for the presence of distinct T-cell subpopulations with monoclonal antibodies. Using two pan-T surface markers (M-T 4–11 and Lyt 3) the total number of infiltrating T-cells was measured. This cell population was further dissected into Leu 3a (helper/inducer) and M-T 8–11 (cytotoxic/suppressor) positive subsets. Percentages of T-cell subpopulations were within the ranges found in healthy peripheral blood and were thus regarded as normal.
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Kaudewitz, P., Braun-Falco, O., Kind, P. et al. Distribution of T-cell subsets as defined by monoclonal antibodies in skin lesions of psoriasis vulgaris. Arch Dermatol Res 276, 33–35 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00412559
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