Tissue-resident macrophages are present in most tissues with developmental, self-renewal,
or functional attributes that do not easily fit into a textbook picture of a plastic and …

The historic term 'histiocytosis' meaning 'tissue cell'is used as a unifying concept for
diseases characterized by pathogenic myeloid cells that share histological features with …

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is caused by clonal expansion of myeloid precursors
that differentiate into CD1a+/CD207+ cells in lesions that leads to a spectrum of organ …

PURPOSE Off-label use of vemurafenib (VMF) to treat BRAFV600E mutation–positive,
refractory, childhood Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) was evaluated. PATIENTS AND …

Histiocytoses constitute a heterogeneous group of rare disorders, characterised by
infiltration of almost any organ by myeloid cells with diverse macrophage or dendritic cell …

Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis A spectrum of diseases formerly known as histiocytosis X and
now called Langerhans-cell histiocytosis is characterized by ERK pathway activation …

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare systemic disorder characterized by the
accumulation of CD 1a+/Langerin+ LCH cells and wide‐ranging organ involvement …

The pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases is poorly understood and there are few
therapeutic options. Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by progressive …

Histiocytoses are disorders characterised by inflammation and the accumulation of cells
derived from the monocyte and macrophage lineages, which results in tissue damage …

Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a diffuse lung disease that usually affects
young adult smokers. PLCH affects different lung compartments; bronchiolar, interstitial and …