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What are the similarities between helper T cells and regulatory T cells?
Posted August 18, 2023
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Helper T cells and regulatory T cells are two subtypes of T lymphocytes that play important but different roles in the immune system. Both arise from precursor cells in the thymus during T cell development and both are able to recognize antigens through their TCRs.

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