Molecular analysis of T cell receptor β variability in a patient with orofacial granulomatosis

Gut

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 683-686

  Lim, S H ^a   Stephens, P ^b   Cao, Q X ^a   Coleman, S ^a   Thomas, D W ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Orofacial granulomatosis; T cell receptor; V gene usage

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030986721     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.40.5.683     Document Type: Article

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