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decreased Langerhans cell number (MP:0008119)
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decreased Langerhans cell number +   
reduction in the number of stellate dendritic cells of myeloid origin, that appear clear on light microscopy and has a dark-staining, indented nucleus and characteristic inclusions (Birbeck granules) in the cytoplasm; Langerhans cells are found principally in the stratum spinosum of the epidermis, but they also occur in other stratified epithelia and have been identified in the lung, lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus
increased Langerhans cell number  

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Exact Synonyms: decreased number of Langerhans cells ;   reduced Langerhans cell number ;   reduced number of Langerhans cells
Definition Sources: ISBN:0781735149, MGI:csmith

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