The Repertoire of CD4+ CD28− T Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 3 Nucleotide sequences of TCR β -chains with shared amino acid motifs

Patient	HLA-DRB1 Allele	BV Gene Segment		N-D-N Region Sequence					BJ Gene Segment
RA-9	DRB1*0401/03	BV18	P	E	L	A	G	P	BJ2S3
			CCA	GAA	CTA	GCG	GGA	CCA
RA-10	DRB 1*0401/03	BV18	P	E	L	A	G	P	BJ2S5
			CCC	GAA	CTA	GCG	GGG	CCG

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