An improved PCR-heteroduplex method permits high-sensitivity detection of clonal expansions in complex T cell populations

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-192

  Wack, Andreas ^a,c   Montagna, Daniela ^b   Dellabona, Paolo ^a   Casorati, Giulia ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immune response; T cell; T cell receptor repertoire

Indexed keywords

HETERODUPLEX; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0030604012     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(96)00114-7     Document Type: Article

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