Table 3 N region and CDR3 lengths of immunoglobulin V λ and V κ clones from RA synovia and PBL and normal PBL

AS Syn

30

13.3%

50.0%

3.3 ± 6.1

10.5 ± 1.4

11

27.2.%

54.5%

1.7 ± 1.2

9.8±1.0

AS PBL

20

30.0%

45.0%

2.4 ± 1.1

10.7 ±1.3

10

20.0%

60.0%

1.7 ± 1.2

9.9 ± 0.9

BC Syn

21

33.3%

42.8%

1.9 ± 1.1

10.5 ± 1.1

14

35.7%

57.1%

1.8 ± 1.0

9.5 ± 1.2

BC PBL

20

10.0%

40.0%

3.0 ± 1.3

10.3 ± 1.0

15

33.3%

60.0%

1.9 ± 2.3

9.3 ± 1.0

LB PBL

18

16.7%

33.3%

2.5 ± 1.4

9.9 ± 1.1

12

25.0%

16.7%

3.0 ± 2.8

9.1 ± 0.5

LK PBL

19

15.8%

26.3%

2.6 ± 1.3

9.7 ± 1.6

11

18.1%

45.5%

3.8 ± 4.1

9.5 ±0.7

IT PBL

28

32.1%

42.9%

2.2 ± 1.6

10.4 ± 1.1

11

18.1%

18.1%

2.0 ± 1.4

9.0 ± 0.6