Patient no. | B27 | No. 68 | No. 133 | No. 195 |
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1 | + | - | - | - |
2 | + | - | - | + |
3 | + | + | - | + |
4 | + | - | - | - |
5 | + | - | + | + |
6 | + | - | + | - |
7 | - | - | - | - |
8 | - | - | - | - |
9 | - | - | - | - |
10 | + | - | - | - |
11 | + | - | - | - |
12 | + | - | - | - |
13 | n.d. | - | - | - |
14 | n.d. | - | - | - |
15 | n.d. | - | - | - |
- CD8+ T cells from the synovial fluid of three HLA-B27+ patients with enterobacteria-triggered reactive arthritis (patient nos 10–12), three patients with rheumatoid arthritis (patient nos 13–15) were analysed; the peripheral blood of six healthy HLA-B27+ blood donors was also analysed (not shown). Positive results are indicated with +, no staining with -. All other peptides tested negative. n.d., not done.