CD8A and neoplasm: Interestingly, however, while all mice still succumbed to T lymphoma, there appeared to be a shift in tumour phenotype, a decrease in the frequency of CD4 SP (CD4+CD8−) T lymphomas (50% down to 22%) and an increase in those having a mixed (DP plus SP or DN) phenotype (4.5% up to 39%), suggestive of an impact on T lymphoid differentiation (Figure 2c, right panel).