reference values
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Immunological healthy elderly (without immunological history) - No use of immunosuppressive drugs - Age >50 years - Signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Insight in age-dependent distribution of leukocytes (subtypes), their IG/TR repertoire and their production of antibodies and cytokines. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Use of results for correct (and age-dependent) interpretation of abnormal values **in certain patient groups (such as e.g. patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, autoimmune diseases, etc.). | — |
Countries
Netherlands