IMMUNODEFICIENCY IN DOWNS-SYNDROME - LYMPHOCYTE-T SUBSET IMBALANCE IN TRISOMIC CHILDREN

  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 33  (2) , 298-301
Abstract
In 14 children with Down''s syndrome the percentage of circulating T[thymus-derived]-cells forming rosettes with sheep erythrocytes, either in the presence or in the absence of fetal calf serum, was significantly lower than in matched controls. The percentage of T-cells forming rosettes with human erythrocytes was significantly higher in children with Down''s syndrome than in controls. A defective T-cell maturation may be an early integral feature of Down''s syndrome.