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T-cell count - Results

Alternative Names

Thymus derived lymphocyte count; T-lymphocyte count

Normal Values:

Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.

What abnormal results mean:

Higher than normal T-cell levels may be due to:

Lower than normal T-cell levels may be due to:

Blood test

Reviewed last on: 8/1/2009
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Bagby GC. Leucopenia and leukocytosis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 173.

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