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CD8 is a cell surface receptor expressed either as a heterodimer with the CD8 beta chain (CD8 alpha/ beta) or as a homodimer (CD8 alpha/ alpha). A majority of thymocytes and a subpopulation of mature T cells and NK cells express CD8a. CD8 binds to MHC class 1 and through its association with protein tyrosine kinase p56lck plays a role in T cell development and activation of mature T cells. For mature T‐ cells, CD4 and CD8 are mutually exclusive, so anti‐CD8, generally used in conjunction with anti‐CD4. It is a useful marker for distinguishing helper/inducer T‐lymphocytes, and most peripheral T‐cell lymphomas are CD4+/CD8‐. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is usually CD4+ and CD8‐, and in T‐ lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia, CD4 and CD8 are often co‐expressed. CD8 is also found in littoral cell angioma of the spleen.
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