Table 3.

HCV‐specific cells among double positive (DP) (CD4+ CD8+) and single positive (SP) CD8+ T cells and their PD‐1 expression in three patients with chronic HCV infection and in nine patients who spontaneously cleared HCV

Patient ID	DP T cells specific to HCV[Link][%]	CD8+ SP T cells specific to HCV[Link] [%]	HCV‐specific DP T cells with expression of PD‐1 [%]	HCV‐specific CD8+ SP T cells with expression of PD‐1 [%]
Chronic HCV infection (n = 3)
20	2.5	0.006	55.6	0
25	0.2	0.098	26.9	7.3
26	1.5	0.082	71.4	24.2
Past HCV infection (n = 9)
3	0.2	0.133	73.3	12.3
12	0.6	0.073	76.9	39.0
17	0.5	0.015	81.8	60.0
22	0.5	0.012	46.2	22.2
24	0.2	0.044	16.7	18.4
19	1.8	0.025	39.0	13.3
15	1.5	0.024	55.3	23.1
29	0.4	0.163	68.2	25.1
32	0.7	0.003	36.4	40.0

NS3₁₄₀₆ epitope KLSGLGLNAV