Article
Lymphocyte subsets in healthy children during the first 5 years of life.
JAMA - 18 Mar 1992
Denny T, Yogev R, Gelman R, Skuza C, Oleske J, Chadwick E, Cheng S C, Connor E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether relative and absolute values of CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes and CD4/CD8 ratio change in relation to age, and to estimate the fifth and 95th percentiles for these values in children of various ages. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Phenotypic analysis of lymphocyte subsets was performed on blood samples from 208 healthy children, aged 1 through 59 months, using standard flow cytometric techniques....
Topics
- CD4-CD8 Ratio
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Child, Preschool
- Humans
- Infant
- Leukocyte Count
- Lymphocyte Subsets
- Phenotype
- Reference Values
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory