highly significantP < 0.001
Of greater potential relevance, however, using TCR Vα7.2 and CD161 to define circulating populations of mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells, we observed highly significant differences between the groups in the proportion of T cells that are MAIT cells and the proportion of MAIT cells that express CD8 (unadjusted ANOVA, P < 0.001 in both cases) ( Figure 6 ).