00988nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001800051653002000069653001100089653002100100653001200121653001800133653002200151653001800173100001200191700001100203245009000214300000900304490000700313520041200320022001400732       1980                            d  c198010aB-Lymphocytes10aCell Separation10aHumans10aImmunoglobulin G10aleprosy10aReceptors, Fc10aRosette Formation10aT-Lymphocytes1 aSingh S1 aNath I00aReduction of a subset of T cells bearing Fc receptors for IgG in lepromatous leprosy.  a81-50 v623 a<p>Enumeration of a subpopulation of T cells with receptors for the Fc portion of IgG (T gamma) in the peripheral blood of 14 normal subjects and 43 patients with leprosy was undertaken. Tuberculoid leprosy patients showed normal levels of T gamma cells. In contrast, bacillary positive patients with lepromatous leprosy revealed a significant reduction of circulating T gamma cells (p less than 0.001).</p>  a0020-5915