Correlation between TREC levels and CD31+CD45RA+CD4+ naive T-cell status. TREC copies/1 × 105 PBMCs (on the y-axis) were plotted against the absolute numbers of CD31+CD45RA+CD4+ (on the x-axis). The chosen cutoff TREC value was 100/1 × 105 PBMCs and the cutoff for CD31+CD45RA+CD4+ naive T-cell value was 0.06 × 109/L [60/μL]. The positive correlation between these 2 markers is significant at P < .001, r = 0.848.