1999
Evaluation of T-cell receptor gene rearrangements in patients with recurrent patch/plaque (T2) CTCL (mycosis fungoides).
Thayu M, Tallini G, Glusac E, Kacinski B, Wilson L. Evaluation of T-cell receptor gene rearrangements in patients with recurrent patch/plaque (T2) CTCL (mycosis fungoides). The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 1999, 72: 365-75. PMID: 11138932, PMCID: PMC2579043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal skin electron beam therapyDisease-free intervalMycosis fungoidesPolymerase chain reactionSkin biopsiesMedian disease-free intervalCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT-cell receptor gene rearrangementsDominant TCR clonesT-cell receptor gamma gene rearrangementEvaluation of patientsTissue samplesIdentification of patientsT-cell lymphomaGene rearrangementsReceptor gene rearrangementsGamma gene rearrangementsRecurrent mycosis fungoidesElectron beam therapyDominant TCRMF patientsTCR analysisTCR clonesMalignant lymphocytesT lymphocytes
1994
T lymphocytes bearing the γ/δ T‐cell receptor in cutaneous lesions of dermatitis herpetiformis
Kell D, Glusac E, Smoller B. T lymphocytes bearing the γ/δ T‐cell receptor in cutaneous lesions of dermatitis herpetiformis. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 1994, 21: 413-418. PMID: 7868753, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1994.tb00282.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma/delta T cell receptorT cell receptorDelta T-cell receptorDermatitis herpetiformisCutaneous lesionsT lymphocytesAlpha/beta T cell receptorGamma/delta T cell subsetGamma/delta T cellsBeta T cell receptorCell receptorPerilesional skin biopsiesSubset of lymphocytesT cell subsetsPositive T lymphocytesDelta T cellsStandard immunoperoxidase techniqueGamma/delta receptorIL-2 receptorGastrointestinal biopsiesInflammatory dermatosesCell subsetsInflammatory conditionsSkin biopsiesT cells