Detection of an immune response
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1. A method for detecting the presence of CD4+ T cells that are CRTH2 positive and CD161 positive in a biological sample, comprising:
- a) providing the biological sample;
b) staining the biological sample with antibodies, said antibodies comprising anti-CD4, anti-CRTH2 and anti-CD161, to thereby provide a stained sample; and
c) performing flow cytometry on the stained sample,to thereby detect the presence of CD4+ T cells that are CRTH2 positive and CD161 positive in the biological sample.
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Provided herein are methods of detecting and/or monitoring the presence or severity of an immune disorder in a subject, including detecting a frequency of a Th2a subset of CD4+ T cells in a biological sample of the subject. In some embodiments, the detecting includes: (a) detecting a frequency of CD4+ T cells in a biological sample of said subject; (b) detecting a frequency of a Th2a subset of the CD4+ T cells in the biological sample; and (c) comparing the frequency of the Th2a subset with the frequency of the CD4+ T cells.
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1. A method for detecting the presence of CD4+ T cells that are CRTH2 positive and CD161 positive in a biological sample, comprising:
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a) providing the biological sample; b) staining the biological sample with antibodies, said antibodies comprising anti-CD4, anti-CRTH2 and anti-CD161, to thereby provide a stained sample; and c) performing flow cytometry on the stained sample, to thereby detect the presence of CD4+ T cells that are CRTH2 positive and CD161 positive in the biological sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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