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High frequencies of identical T cell clonotypes in synovial tissues of rheumatoid arthritis patients suggest the occurrence of common antigen‐driven immune responses
1 Mar 1996
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate T cell antigen receptor (TCR) clonotypes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) lesions. METHODS: Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction with TCR V beta family-specific primers and subsequent single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis were performed. Direct nucleotide sequencing was also conducted. RESULTS: A distinct clonal expansion of T cells was observed in the synovium....
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