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In [[medicine]], the '''CD4-positive T-lymphocyte''' is "a critical subpopulation of  [[T-lymphocyte]]s involved in the induction of  most immunological functions. The [[Human Immunodeficiency Virus|HIV]] virus has selective tropism for the T4 cell which expresses the [[CD4 antigen|CD4]] phenotypic  marker, a receptor for HIV. In fact, the key element in the profound  immunosuppression seen in HIV infection is the depletion of this subset of T-lymphocytes."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
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The number of CD4-positive T-lymphocyte is called the [[CD4 lymphocyte count]] and it is reduced in [[Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1]] and [[AIDS]].
In [[medicine]], the '''CD4-positive T-lymphocyte''' is "a critical subpopulation of  [[T-lymphocyte]]s involved in the induction of most immunological functions. The [[Human Immunodeficiency Virus|HIV]] virus has selective tropism for the T4 cell which expresses the [[CD4 antigen|CD4]] phenotypic marker, a receptor for HIV. In fact, the key element in the profound immunosuppression seen in HIV infection is the depletion of this subset of T-lymphocytes."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
 
The number of CD4-positive T-lymphocytes is called the [[CD4 lymphocyte count]] and it is reduced in [[AIDS]].


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In medicine, the CD4-positive T-lymphocyte is "a critical subpopulation of T-lymphocytes involved in the induction of most immunological functions. The HIV virus has selective tropism for the T4 cell which expresses the CD4 phenotypic marker, a receptor for HIV. In fact, the key element in the profound immunosuppression seen in HIV infection is the depletion of this subset of T-lymphocytes."[1]

The number of CD4-positive T-lymphocytes is called the CD4 lymphocyte count and it is reduced in AIDS.

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