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Lower proportions of CD4+CD25high and CD4+FoxP3, but not CD4+CD25+CD127low FoxP3+T cell levels in children with autoimmune thyroid diseases

A. BossowskiDepartment of Pediatrics Endocrinology, Diabetology with Cardiology Division, Medical University of Bialystok, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. MoniuszkoDepartment of Allergology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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M. DąbrowskaDepartment of Hematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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B. SawickaDepartment of Pediatrics Endocrinology, Diabetology with Cardiology Division, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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M. RusakDepartment of Allergology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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M. JeznachDepartment of Allergology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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J. WójtowiczDepartment of Pediatrics Endocrinology, Diabetology with Cardiology Division, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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A. Bodzenta-LukaszykDepartment of Allergology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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A. BossowskaDivision of Cardiology, Internal Affairs Ministry Hospital in Bialystok, Poland
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Pages 222-230 | Received 02 Sep 2012, Accepted 18 Nov 2012, Published online: 22 Jan 2013

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