TCR beta spectratyping in RA: evidence of clonal expansions in peripheral blood lymphocytes.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the TCR beta repertoire of peripheral blood CD8 enriched (CD8+) and depleted (CD8-) T cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and controls using CDR3 length analysis (spectratyping). METHODS: CD8+ and CD8- T cells were separated from 14 RA patients and 12 controls, using ma...
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| Materialtyp: | Journal article |
| Språk: | English |
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1998
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