CD4-CD8 Ratio
"CD4-CD8 Ratio" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Ratio of T-LYMPHOCYTES that express the CD4 ANTIGEN to those that express the CD8 ANTIGEN. This value is commonly assessed in the diagnosis and staging of diseases affecting the IMMUNE SYSTEM including HIV INFECTIONS.
| Descriptor ID |
D016516
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.500.195.107.595.500.150.160 E01.370.225.625.107.595.500.150.160 E05.200.500.195.107.595.500.150.160 E05.200.625.107.595.500.150.160 E05.242.195.107.595.500.150.160 G04.170.107.595.500.150.160 G09.188.105.595.500.150.160 G12.248
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| Concept/Terms |
CD4-CD8 Ratio- CD4-CD8 Ratio
- CD4 CD8 Ratio
- CD4-CD8 Ratios
- T4-T8 Ratio
- T4 T8 Ratio
- T4-T8 Ratios
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Contreras YM, Yu X, Hale MA, Callaway CW, Bareyan D, McKnight RA, Joss-Moore LA, Enioutina EY, Lane RH. Intrauterine growth restriction alters T-lymphocyte cell number and dual specificity phosphatase 1 levels in the thymus of newborn and juvenile rats. Pediatr Res. 2011 Aug; 70(2):123-9.