Research Article - (2014) Volume 5, Issue 5

Are Basophils and T helper 2 Cells Implicated in Mastocytosis?

Ana Spínola1, Joana Guimarães1, Marlene Santos1,4, Catarina Lau1,4, Maria Dos Anjos Teixeira1,4, Rosário Alves2,3,4 and Margarida Lima1,3,4*
1Laboratory of Cytometry, Department of Hematology, Hospital de Santo António (HSA), Centro Hospitalar do Porto (CHP), Porto, Portugal
2Department of Dermatology, Hospital de Santo António (HSA), Centro Hospitalar do Porto (CHP), Porto, Portugal
3Mutidisciplinar Consultation for Cutaneous Lymphomas and Mastocytosis, Hospital de Santo António (HSA), Centro Hospitalar do Porto (CHP), Porto, Portugal
4Unit for Multidisciplinary Investigation in Biomedicine (UMIB), Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Porto, Portugal
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