Browsing Mastergradsoppgaver i biologi (Helsefak) by Author "von Hofsten, Susannah"
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Exploring the in vitro expansion of CD4 T cells. For improved culturing of CD4 T cells linked to FNAIT
von Hofsten, Susannah (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) is a rare disease that may cause serious bleedings in the fetus or neonate of a woman who has developed antibodies against the fetus’ platelets. Development of FNAIT has been linked to the presence of platelet reactive CD4 T cells that help B cells to develop into antibody producing plasma cells. To be able to conduct research on such T cells, ...