TABLE 1.
RTF expression is upregulated on T-cell subsets of HIV-infected individuals
| Variable | CD4+ T
cells
|
CD8+ T cells
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV+ | HIV− | P valuea | HIV+ | HIV− | P valuea | |
| RTF MCF | 2.916 ± 0.439 | 0.871 ± 0.046 | <0.0001 | 2.408 ± 0.082 | 1.308 ± 0.080 | <0.0001 |
| % RTF+ | 26.01 ± 2.97 | 9.23 ± 1.04 | <0.0001 | 33.79 ± 3.17 | 16.77 ± 2.67 | 0.0007 |
| % RTF+ CD38+ | 17.90 ± 2.52 | 5.02 ± 1.10 | <0.0001 | 27.69 ± 2.93 | 11.06 ± 2.02 | 0.0001 |
| % RTF+ HLA-DR+ | 11.30 ± 3.11 | 2.22 ± 0.25 | 0.0001 | 16.97 ± 2.68 | 5.34 ± 1.04 | 0.0010 |
Significance is defined as a P value of <0.05 as determined by the Mann-Whitney U test.