| Literature DB >> 487640 |
W J Stevens, M E Peetermans, K J Van Acker.
Abstract
In a family with partial or total adenine phosphoribosyl transferase (APRT) deficiency, T and B cell function was evaluated by counting rosette-forming cells, by investigating lymphocyte transformation to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA), concanavalin A (Con A) and pokeweed mitogen (PWM), by assaying serum immunoglobulins and determining lymphocyte membrane immunoglobulins by immunofluorescence. Delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity was also assayed. The absence of gross immunological deficiency in the homozygotes, as well as in the heterozygotes, suggests that the APRT-mediated pathway of purine metabolism is relatively unimportant for lymphocyte function.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 487640 PMCID: PMC1537751
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Exp Immunol ISSN: 0009-9104 Impact factor: 4.330