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Does CD1a Expression Influence T Cell Function in Patients With Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis?
Jenée Mitchell1, George Kannourakis1,2
1Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute, Ballarat, VIC, Australia.
Abstract:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis lesions are characterized by CD1a+ myeloid lineage LCH cells and an inflammatory infiltrate of cytokines and immune cells, including T cells. T cells that recognize CD1a may be implicated in the pathology of many disease states including cancer and autoimmunity but have not been studied in the context of LCH despite the expression of CD1a by LCH cells. In this perspective article, we discuss the expression of CD1a by LCH cells, and we explore the potential for T cells that recognize CD1a to be involved in LCH pathogenesis.
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