Malignant and Normal T Cells Show Random Use of T-Cell Receptor ∝ Chain Variable Regions in Patients with Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Longley J, Tyrrell L, Lu S, Farrell J, Ding T, Yan S, Sallee D, Heald P, Berger C, Tigelaar R, Edelson R. Malignant and Normal T Cells Show Random Use of T-Cell Receptor ∝ Chain Variable Regions in Patients with Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1995, 105: 62-64. PMID: 7615977, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12312571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT-cell lymphomaT cell receptorMalignant cellsRegion usagePathogenesis of CTCLNormal peripheral blood lymphocytesV region usagePeripheral blood lymphocytesNormal T cellsTCR V regionsMature T lymphocytesBeta-chain transcriptsBeta usageChain transcriptsOligoclonal patternAlpha usePeripheral bloodLeukemic patientsPolymerase chain reactionBlood lymphocytesChronic stimulationMalignant lymphocytesT cellsT lymphocytes