학술논문

Somatic mutations in clonally expanded cytotoxic T lymphocytes in patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis
Document Type
article
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2017)
Subject
Science
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Accumulation of somatic mutations in lymphocytes is a feature of some cancers. Here the authors show that patients with recent onset of rheumatoid arthritis also accumulate mutations in their expanded CD8+ effector memory T cell pool independent of cancer association.