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Thymic lineage commitment rather than selection causes genetic variations in size of CD4 and CD8 compartments.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Apr 1998
van Meerwijk J P, Bianchi T, Marguerat S, MacDonald H R
Abstract excerpt
During their development, immature CD4+ CD8+ thymocytes become committed to either the CD4 or CD8 lineage. Subsequent complete maturation of CD4+ and CD8+ cells requires a molecular match of the expressed coreceptor and the MHC specificity of the TCR. The final size of the mature CD4+ and CD8+ th...
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