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TFH cell responses endure in human lymph nodes after vaccination

Longitudinal sampling of human lymph nodes using fine-needle aspiration after influenza or SARS-CoV-2 vaccination reveals substantial durability and transcriptional reprogramming of follicular helper T cells over time.

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Fig. 1: Durability and plasticity of human dLN TFH cells after vaccination.

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Nelson, C.S., Sage, P.T. TFH cell responses endure in human lymph nodes after vaccination. Nat Immunol 25, 1510–1512 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-024-01935-5

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