Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Increased double-negative T cell number
HP:0002851
What it means
Abnormal increase of double negative (DN) CD3+CD4-CD8- T cells, measured as percentage of total CD3+ T cells in the blood, compared to a reference range for a given sex and age-group. These are usually measured within the TCR alpha/beta positive population.
Rare diseases that can present with this1
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Elevated double-negative T cell proportion · Elevated proportion of CD4-negative, CD8-negative T cells · Increased number of CD4-/CD8- T cells expressing alpha/beta T-cell receptors
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