Analysis of T cell receptor AV and BV chain gene expression by infiltrating lymphocytes in Spitz naevi and in halo naevi

Melanoma Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-57

  Birck, A ^a,b   Thor Straten, P ^a   Li, L ^a   Hou Jensen, K ^b   Sugar J ^c   Zeuthen, J ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b Illinois   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

halo naevi; malignant melanoma; oligoclonality; RC PCR; Spitz naevi; T cell receptor variable gene repertoire; tumour infiltrating lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PIGMENTED NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR ASSOCIATED LEUKOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEVUS, EPITHELIOID AND SPINDLE CELL; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0031050951     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-199702000-00008     Document Type: Article

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