Re: CD8 CD4 coexpression

From: Tom Mchugh (mchugh@pangloss.ucsf.EDU)
Date: Fri Dec 05 1997 - 15:26:14 EST


Simon Monard wrote:
>
>You don't say if its human material you are staining, its very common in
>Macaques to see double positive cells, sometimes accounting for a third or
>more of total lymphocytes. As you work for the army I suspect your subjects
>are mostly human , I see it at very low frequency in humans maybe 1 or 2
>percent at most, I put it down to artifact, doublets or something.
>
>What species and what frequency? If the frequency is quite high and its
>human sounds like one for our hematology experts out there.
>
>Simon Monard
>Aaron Diamond Center for AIDS Research
>NYC
>
While not common CD4 CD8 coexpression is seen and there is considerable
published literature, see Prince, HE et al. Characterization of
circulating CD4+ CD8+ lymphocytes in healthy individuals prompted by
identification of a blood donor with a markedly elevated level of CD4+
CD8+ lymphocytes. 1994. Clin Diag Lab Immunol 1:597-605.

Tom McHugh
Department of Laboratory Medicine
University of California at San Francisco



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