Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 55-60 , February 2007

Unusual expression of CD94 on CD8+ TCR-αβ T cells in infectious mononucleosis

  • Yongsheng Ren, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematopathology, Box 72, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • L. Jeffrey Medeiros, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematopathology, Box 72, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • ,
  • Hesham M. Amin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematopathology, Box 72, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • ,
  • Michael E. Rytting, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Box 72, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • ,
  • Jeffrey L. Jorgensen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematopathology, Box 72, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • ,
  • Weina Chen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematopathology, Box 72, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 314 648 5196; fax: +1 214 645 6315.

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2006.06.005

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 55-60 , February 2007

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