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What does it mean to be just 17?

For a long time it was thought that there are only two types of T helper cell. But it is becoming clear that there may be other lineages that influence inflammatory responses in certain circumstances.

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Figure 1: T-helper-cell differentiation.

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Tato, C., O'Shea, J. What does it mean to be just 17?. Nature 441, 166–167 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/441166a

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