Histiocytosis is a group of disorders characterized by abnormal increases in histiocytes like macrophages (IMAGE)

The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo

Histiocytosis is a group of disorders characterized by abnormal increases in histiocytes like macrophages

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An abnormal response of pathogen sensors in macrophages causes histiocytosis by driving macrophage proliferation

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Takuma Shibata, Ryota Sato, Masato Taoka, Shin-Ichiroh Saitoh, Mayumi Komine, Kiyoshi Yamaguchi, Susumu Goyama, Yuji Motoi, Jiro Kitaura, Kumi Izawa, Yoshio Yamauchi, Yumiko Tsukamoto, Takeshi Ichinohe, Etsuko Fujita, Ryosuke Hiranuma, Ryutaro Fukui, Yoichi Furukawa, Toshio Kitamura, Toshiyuki Takai, Arinobu Tojo, Mamitaro Ohtsuki, Umeharu Ohto, Toshiyuki Shimizu, Manabu Ozawa, Nobuaki Yoshida, Toshiaki Isobe, Eicke Latz, Kojiro Mukai, Tomohiko Taguchi, Kensuke Miyake

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