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DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1994.tb00240.x
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The presence of activated and memory T cells at birth implies intrauterine priming. The authors concluded that the significantly lower numbers of memory T cells in the infants at high risk for allergy suggests a suppression of T cell activation or lack of antigenic priming in this group.