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A single measurement of CD38CD8 cells in HIV+, long‐term surviving injecting drug users distinguishes those who will progress to AIDS from those who will remain stable by Froebel, K. S., Raab, G. M., D'alessandro, C., Armitage, M. P., Mackenzie, K. M., Struthers, M., Whitelaw, J. M., Yang, S.

“…This study compares the predictive power of a single measurement of CD8+CD38+, CD8+CD45RO+ or CD8+CD38+CD45RO+ subpopulations in predicting progression to AIDS…”
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Standardisation and quality assurance of lymphocyte proliferation assays for use in the assessment of immune function by Froebel, K.S., Pakker, N.G., Aiuti, F., Bofill, M., Choremi-Papadopoulou, H., Economidou, J., Rabian, C., Roos, M.T.L., Ryder, L.P., Miedema, F., Raab, G.M.

“…Lymphocyte proliferation is a widely used technique to assess immune competence. However, the technique is subject to a large degree of variation, some…”
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Cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity and CD8 subpopulations in children at risk of HIV infection by ALDHOUS, M. C., WATRET, K. C., MOK, J. Y. Q., BIRD, A. G., FROEBEL, K. S.

“…SUMMARY HIV‐specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) are thought to play a major role in viral control in HIV‐infected adults. Changes in the relative…”
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Maternal Antibodies to gp120 V3 Sequence Do Not Correlate with Protection against Vertical Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Robertson, C. A., Mok, J. Y. Q., Froebel, K. S., Simmonds, P., Burns, S. M., Marsden, H. S., Graham, S.

“…A retrospective study of sera from mothers infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) was undertaken to investigate whether the titers or affinities of…”
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Phenotypic characterization of CD8+ T cell populations in HIV disease and in anti‐HIV immunity by WATRET, K. C., WHITELAW, J. A., FROEBEL, K. S., BIRD, A. G.

“…SUMMARY The CD8+ T cell population is believed to play an important role in the control of viral infection, both for suppression of viral replication and for…”
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Immunodeficiency in non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease by Froebel, K.S., Böllert, F.G.E., Jellema, J., Bird, A.G., Greening, A.P.

“…T-cell immunity was investigated in eight patients with non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease, to see whether impaired immune function might be the explanation…”
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Cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity in children infected with HIV by Froebel, K S, Aldhous, M C, Mok, J Y, Hayley, J, Arnott, M, Peutherer, J F

“…Of the Edinburgh cohort of approximately 130 children born to HIV-infected women, 9 are infected and alive. This article describes results from the first 18…”
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Age-related ranges of memory, activation, and cytotoxic markers on CD4 and CD8 cells in children by ALDHOUS, M. C, RAAB, G. M, DOHERTY, K. V, MOK, J. Y. Q, BIRD, A. G, FROEBEL, K. S

“…The expression of markers defining functional subpopulations on the surface of CD4 and CD8 cells changes with disease. To monitor these changes in children, it…”
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In vitro measurement of cytotoxic T cell activity does not predict clinical progression in paediatric HIV disease: Two case studies by FROEBEL, K. S, MOK, J. Y. Q, ALDHOUS, M. C, ARMITAGE, M. P, ARNOTT, M, REYNOLDS, L. M, PEUTHERER, J. F, BURNS, S. M

“…Cytotoxic T cells are believed to be an important immune response in HIV infection, both in the initial response to viraemia, and in controlling HIV…”
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Increased expression of the CD45RO (memory) antigen on T cells in HIV-infected children by Froebel, K S, Doherty, K V, Whitelaw, J A, Hague, R A, Mok, J Y, Bird, A G

“…Expression of the CD45RO putative memory cell antigen on CD4 (helper) and CD8 (cytotoxic/suppressor) lymphocytes of children born to HIV-infected women was…”
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Immunological Abnormalities In Haemophilia: Are They Caused By American Factor VIII Concentrate? by Froebel, Karin S., Madhok, Rajan, Forbes, Charles D., Lennie, Susan E., Lowe, Gordon D. O., Sturrock, Roger D.

“…Scottish patients with haemophilia, most of whom had received no American factor VIII concentrate for over two years, were found to have immunological…”
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In vitro measurement of cytotoxic T cell activity does not predict clinical progression in paediatric HIV disease—two case studies by FROEBEL, K. S., MOK, J. Y. Q., ALDHOUS, M. C., ARMITAGE, M. P., ARNOTT, M., REYNOLDS, L. M., PEUTHERER, J. F., BURNS, S. M.

“…Cytotoxic T cells are believed to be an important immune response in HIV infection, both in the initial response to viraemia, and in controlling HIV…”
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Isolation of labile Fcγ-receptors from human peripheral blood lymphocytes and production of an antiserum by SANDILANDS, G. P, PEEL, M. G, FROEBEL, K. S, BELCH, J. J. F, MACSWEEN, R. N. M

“…In this study, the authors have isolated membrane-labile Fc gamma -receptors (i.e. Fc gamma R I) from normal human peripheral blood lymphocytes and have…”
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An investigation of the general immune status and specific immune responsiveness to retinal-(S)-antigen in patients with chronic posterior uveitis by FROEBEL, K. S, ARMSTRONG, S. S, CLIFFE, A. M, URBANIAK, S. J, FORRESTER, J. V

“…Immunological abnormalities in endogenous posterior uveitis are widely reported but difficult to verify. We have therefore studied several immunological…”
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Spontaneous lymphocyte activity in rheumatoid arthritis in a longitudinal study in relation to gold therapy by Froebel, K S, Lewis, D, Dickson, R, Sturrock, R D

“…Spontaneous lymphocyte activity has been measured over 24 weeks in rheumatoid arthritis patients who were receiving placebo, auranofin or gold sodium…”
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Transfusion-induced, Fc gamma-receptor-blocking antibodies: spectrum of cellular reactivity by Forwell, M A, Peel, M G, Froebel, K S, Belch, J J, MacSween, R N, Sandilands, G P

“…In this study we have shown that transfusion-induced Fc gamma R-blocking antibodies have the capacity to react with various cell types which are known to…”
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome--an overview by Gracie, J A, Froebel, K S, Madhok, R, Lowe, G D, Forbes, C D

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HTLV-III seropositivity in European haemophiliacs exposed to Factor VIII concentrate imported from the USA by Melbye, M, Froebel, K S, Madhok, R, Biggar, R J, Sarin, P S, Stenbjerg, S, Lowe, G D, Forbes, C D, Goedert, J J, Gallo, R C

“…77 Scottish haemophiliacs and 22 Danish haemophiliacs were serologically tested for antibodies to human T-cell leukaemia virus III (HTLV-III). Since 1979 the…”
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CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes in diagnosis and disease progression of pediatric HIV infection by Aldhous, M C, Raab, G M, Mok, J Y, Doherty, K V, Bird, A G, Froebel, K S

“…Vertical infection with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) causes profound changes in the proportions of subpopulations of lymphocytes in the peripheral…”
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HTLV-III antibody in sequential plasma samples: from haemophiliacs 1974-84 by Madhok, R, Melbye, M, Lowe, G D, Forbes, C D, Froebel, K S, Bodner, A J, Biggar, R J

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