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. 2021 Jun;18(6):1610-1612.
doi: 10.1038/s41423-021-00688-7. Epub 2021 May 10.

New insights into follicular helper T cell response and regulation in autoimmune pathogenesis

Fan Xiao #  1 , Man Han #  2 , Ke Rui  3 , Xiangyan Ai  4 , Jie Tian  3 , Wen Zhang  5 , Futao Zhao  4 , Yan Zhao  5 , Quan Jiang  6 , Liwei Lu  7
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New insights into follicular helper T cell response and regulation in autoimmune pathogenesis

Fan Xiao et al. Cell Mol Immunol. 2021 Jun.
No abstract available

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Fig. 1
The regulation of Tfh responses in autoimmune pathogenesis. Tfh cells are regulated by various cell populations, including B cells, γδ T cells, Tfr cells, regulatory B cells and epithelial cells
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