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The CD4/CD8 ratio: Message in a bottle?

Family studies demonstrate population variation and genetic control in the CD4/CD8 ratio (pages 1279–1283).

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Chakravarti, A. The CD4/CD8 ratio: Message in a bottle?. Nat Med 1, 1240–1241 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1295-1240

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