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Phenotypic and functional evaluation of CD3+CD4-CD8- T cells in human CD8 immunodeficiency.
Haematologica - 1 Aug 2011
Bernardo Iván, Mancebo Esther, Aguiló Ignacio, Anel Alberto, Allende Luis M, Guerra-Vales Juan M, Ruiz-Contreras Jesús, Serrano Antonio, Talayero Paloma, de la Calle Oscar, Gonzalez-Santesteban Cecilia, Paz-Artal Estela
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human CD8 immunodeficiency is characterized by undetectable CD8(+) lymphocytes and an increased population of CD4(-)CD8(-) (double negative) T lymphocytes. DESIGN AND METHODS: We hypothesized that the double negative subset corresponds to the cellular population that should express CD8 and is committed to the cytotoxic T lymphocyte lineage. To assess this, we determined the phenotype and function of...
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