DOMINANT T-CELL RECEPTOR BETA-CHAIN GENE REARRANGEMENTS INDICATE CLONAL EXPANSION IN THE RHEUMATOID JOINT
DOMINANT T-CELL RECEPTOR BETA-CHAIN GENE REARRANGEMENTS INDICATE CLONAL EXPANSION IN THE RHEUMATOID JOINT
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3083.1990.tb02750.x
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发表时间:
1990-01-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
BREEDVELD, FC
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作者:
MILTENBURG, AMM;VANLAAR, JM;BREEDVELD, FC
T-cell receptor (TcR) .beta. and .delta. gene rearrangements were studied in anti-CD3 expanded T-cell populations cultured from the synovial membrane (SM) (n = 5) or synovial fluid (SF) (n = 2) of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Dominant TcR .beta.-chain gene rearrangements to C.beta.1 were demonstrated in all the patients tested and 1-3 expanded clones per patient were found. Clonal rearrangements to C.beta.2 were detected in one SM sample (two clones) and one SF sample (one clone). The TcR .delta. gene was deleted in all the samples tested. We conclude that clonal dominance may be found in expanded T-cell populations from SM and SF of RA patients. Multiple clones may be present, either using the C.beta.1 or C.beta.2 gene segment.