| Vα24 | Vβ11 |
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 | PBMCs | SFMCs | ST | PBMCs | SFMCs | ST |
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RA 1 | mono | mono | NA | oligo (2) | mono | NA |
RA 2 | mono | poly | oligo (2) | mono | poly | oligo (2) |
RA 3 | mono | oligo (2) | NA | Poly | oligo (2) | NA |
RA 4 | poly | poly | NA | Poly | poly | NA |
RA 5 | oligo (3) | NA | mono | mono | NA | mono |
RA 6 | poly | NA | poly | poly | NA | poly |
RA 7 | oligo (3) | NA | mono | poly | NA | oligo (3) |
- The clonality of the T-cell receptor (TCR) Vα24 family was assessed by CDR3 spectratyping of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), synovial fluid mononuclear cells (SFMCs) and synovial tissue (ST) from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. (See Fig. 1 for representative monoclonal [panel a], oligoclonal [panel b] and polyclonal [panel c] profiles.) mono, monoclonal profile; NA, not available; oligo, oligoclonal profile; poly, polyclonal profile.