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Table 10 Mean % of CD4 T-cells that use a TCR BV family as predicted by the flow cytometry assay

From: Quantification of total T-cell receptor diversity by flow cytometry and spectratyping

Antibody names

Mean % of CD4 T-cells

V β 1

3.21

V β 2

9.79

V β 3

4.80

V β 4

2.58

V β 5.1

6.78

V β 5.3

0.97

V β 5.2

0.70

V β 7.1

1.89

V β 7.2

1.12

V β 8.1 & V β 8.2

4.71

V β 9

3.48

V β 11

0.73

V β 12

1.85

V β 13.2

2.66

V β 13.6

1.84

V β 14

3.03

V β 16

0.91

V β 17

5.79

V β 18

1.96

V β 20

2.35

V β 22

4.12

V β 23

0.45

  1. Note that the antibody used in flow cytometry assay covers approximately 70% of CD4 T-cells. The values are averaged across 50 normal volunteers.
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BMC Immunology

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