T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire and function of human epidermal T cells: Restricted TCR Vα-Vβ genes are utilized by T cells residing in the lesional epidermis in fixed drug eruption

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 343-350

  Komatsu, T ^a   Moriya, N ^a   Shiohara, T ^a  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drug eruption; Epidermal T cells; Polymerase chain reactio; TCR V V genes

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN TANNATE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG ERUPTION; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE;

EID: 0029995212     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1996.30738.x     Document Type: Article

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