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CD4

American  

noun

  1. a protein on the surface of T cells and other cells, functioning as a receptor for the AIDS virus antigen.


Etymology

Origin of CD4

1980–85; c(luster of) d(ifferentiation) 4

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One participant younger than 100 actually had the highest proportion of CD4 CTLs observed in the study.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Among the study participants, the largest individual clone represented an average of 33.3% of all CD4 CTLs.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

The team adapted the suppressor cells' anti-inflammatory abilities to work in CD4 immune cells.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024

HIV infects CD4 white blood cells and weaves a DNA copy of its genes—the provirus—into human chromosomes.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2024

ART works so powerfully that it virtually shuts down the ability of these integrated viral genes to make new HIVs, but some of the infected CD4 cells remain in various tissues—the reservoirs.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2024

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