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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: At the baseline, compared to healthy controls, CHB patients had a lower circulating CD8 T cell frequency (29. 44 % 11. 55 % vs 37. 17 % 7. 30 %, P = 0. 03) and higher frequencies of programmed death 1 positive CD8 T cells (PD-1 + CD8 T) (16. 48 % 10. 82 % vs 7. 02 % 3. 62 %, P = 0. 0001) and CD4 + CD25 + FoxP3 + T regulatory cells (Tregs) (23. 64 % 9. 38 % vs 13. 60 % 6. 06 %, P = 0. 001).