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CD4/CD8 ratio

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CD4/CD8 ratio
AIDS The ratio of circulating T cells with the 'helper cell' determinant–CD4 on the cell surface to T cells with 'suppressor cell' determinant–CD8. See CD4, CD8, CD4/CD8 coexpression.


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Most of the victims were controlled; control correlated with lower CD4 counts, reduced CD4/CD8 ratios, and lower lymphocyte proliferation.
Leukocyte count was 8,600/[micro]L, total lymphocyte count was 1,981/[micro]L, CD4+ cell count was 102/[micro]L, and CD4/CD8 ratio was 0.
Dioxin-like compounds can affect the primary immune response by changing the CD4/CD8 ratio or the ratio of other lymphocyte subpopulations (11,15,19,38-41).
 
 
 
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