Cd4/cd8 Ratio

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Contents 1 Indications 2 Reference-interval 3 Decreases 4 More General Terms 5 Additional Terms 6 References

Indications

• HIV1, AIDS

Reference-interval

• 1.0-4.0 (ratio, thus unitless)

Decreases

• diminished in patients with AIDS

More General Terms

• clinical hematology test

Additional Terms

• Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
• CD4; T-cell surface glycoprotein CD4; T-cell surface antigen T4/Leu-3
• CD8
• cytotoxic (suppressor) T cell (CD8+, CTL)
• helper T cell (T4 lymphocyte, CD4+)

References

Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998

CD4/CD8 ratio