| 1. | Fc?RI is found on epidermal Langerhans cells, eosinophils, mast cells, and basophils.
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| 2. | The epidermis contains four cell types : keratinocytes, melanocytes, Langerhans cells, and Merkel cells.
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| 3. | The Langerhans cell histiocytosis embeds this interpretation into its name.
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| 4. | As they don't contain any melanin, Langerhans cells are particularly susceptible to UV rays.
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| 5. | Langerin is a protein found in Langerhans cells, and other types of dendritic cells.
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| 6. | Some sources consider Langerhans cell derivatives to be histiocytes.
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| 7. | The better alternative : Doctors will routinely implant healthy islet of Langerhans cells into the pancreas.
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| 8. | Non-hereditary recurrent pneumothorax and / or pulmonary cysts can occur with Langerhans cell histiocytosis and lymphangioleiomyomatosis.
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| 9. | In skin, Langerhans cells strongly express ALOX5.
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| 10. | She had Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, a rare disease estimated to affect just one in every 200, 000 people.
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