Abstract：
:Applications of the polymerase chain reaction have revolutionized the field of immunogenetics, particularly in studies of human leukocyte antigen class II polymorphism, and more recently in the analysis of T-cell receptor usage. However, the enormous diversity and variability of the T-cell receptor complex have made the amplification of the complete repertoire difficult. Several methods have been devised to address this problem. Each system is described with recent examples of its use and an assessment of its advantages and disadvantages. The use of quantitative polymerase chain reaction in T-cell receptor analysis is also discussed. The elucidation of the T-cell repertoire involved in a pathogenic process can have therapeutic implications, given the success of reversing experimental autoimmune disorders by directing specific forms of immunotherapy against V region gene products.
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Curr Opin Immunoljournal_title
Current opinion in immunologyauthors
Panzara MA,Oksenberg JR,Steinman Ldoi
10.1016/0952-7915(92)90015-7subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1992-04-01 00:00:00pages
205-10issue
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0952-7915issn
1879-0372pii
0952-7915(92)90015-7journal_volume
4pub_type
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journal_title：Current opinion in immunology
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