Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, September 26th, 2004
According to published research from the United States, "although an increased frequency of CD4+CD8+ T cells has been observed in the peripheral blood during viral infections, their role, function, and biologic significance are still poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that the circulating CD4+CD8+ T-cell population contains mature effector memory lymphocytes specific for antigens of multiple past, latent, and high-level persistent viral infections."
"Upon in vitro antigenic challenge, a higher frequency of CD4+CD8+ than single-positive cells displayed a T helper 1/T cytotoxic 1...
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