Determination of reference values: numbers, repertoire and products of leukocytes in immunological healthy elderly
- Conditions
- reference values100243241002766510002252
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
- Immunological healthy elderly (without immunological history)
- No use of immunosuppressive drugs
- Age >50 years
- Signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- medical immunological history
- diagnosis of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, leukemia/lymphoma,
malignancies, systemic auto-immune diseases/rheumatoid disease
- use of immunosuppressive drugs
- no signed informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Insight in age-dependent distribution of leukocytes (subtypes), their IG/TR<br /><br>repertoire and their production of antibodies and cytokines.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Use of results for correct (and age-dependent) interpretation of abnormal<br /><br>values **in certain patient groups (such as e.g. patients with chronic<br /><br>lymphocytic leukemia, autoimmune diseases, etc.).</p><br>