Abstract
Despite the well-known association between thymoma and PRCA, the role of thymoma remains uncertain. There is accumulating evidence that clonal T cells are involved in acquired PRCA. We examined T cell receptor repertoires in blood and thymus from a patient with PRCA associated with thymoma and myasthenia gravis. Oligoclonal expansions of Vdelta1- and Vbeta1-expressing T cells were found in peripheral blood, whereas the repertoires of Vdelta1+ and Vbeta1+ T cells in thymoma were not skewed. Oligoclonal expansion of Vdelta1-expressing T cells remained unchanged after thymectomy. Thymus may not be the site of clonal T cell expansion in thymoma-associated PRCA.
Vol. 91 No. 12_Suppl (2006): December, 2006 : Articles
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Ferrata Storti Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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