Table 2 Peripheral blood, CD8 T cells, CD8 subtypes (Tc1, Tc2), NK and NKT cells in GD patients and control.

From: Upregulation of Cytotoxic T-cells in pediatric patients with Gaucher disease

 

Patients (n = 20)

Controls (n = 20)

P value

Hemoglobin (g/ dL)

10.91 ± .3.01

11.32 ± 1.15

0.06

Platelets (109 cell/ L)

196.39 ± 73.1

222.10 ± 63.72

0.207

WBCs (109 cell/ L)

6.67 ± 1.41

7.23 ± 2.01

0.343

CD8 T cells, (%)

26.133 ± 9.15

19.184 ± 3.105

0.004*

NK cells, (%)

9.001 ± 2.203

10.683 ± 2.462

0.029*

NKT cells, (%)

5.749 ± 1.621

6.176 ± 0.574

0.272

Tc1 cells, (%)

27.257 ± 8.475

21.719 ± 6.116

0.024*

Tc2 cells, (%)

2.614 ± 2.083

2.190 ± 0.960

0.416

  1. Values represent mean ± SD of the relative count of each population. Independent T-test is used in comparison between two groups.
  2. n number, CD cluster of differentiation, (%) percentage, NK natural killer, NKT natural killer T, Tc1 T cytotoxic 1, Tc2 T cytotoxic 2.
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