Experimental Hematology
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 728-738 , June 2009

Comprehensive assessment of the TCRBV repertoire in small T-cell samples by means of an improved and convenient multiplex PCR method

  • Sara Mariani

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Ematologia dell'Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
    • Laboratorio di Ematologia Oncologia, Centro di Ricerca in Medicina Sperimentale (CeRMS), Ospedale San Giovanni Battista, Torino, Italy
    • ,
  • Seung Yae Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Ematologia dell'Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
    • Laboratorio di Ematologia Oncologia, Centro di Ricerca in Medicina Sperimentale (CeRMS), Ospedale San Giovanni Battista, Torino, Italy
    • ,
  • Myriam Foglietta

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Ematologia dell'Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
    • Laboratorio di Ematologia Oncologia, Centro di Ricerca in Medicina Sperimentale (CeRMS), Ospedale San Giovanni Battista, Torino, Italy
    • ,
  • Lisa Bonello

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche ed Oncologia Umana, Università di Torino, Centro di Ricerca in Medicina Sperimentale (CeRMS), Ospedale San Giovanni Battista, Torino, Italy
    • ,
  • Candida Vitale

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Ematologia dell'Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
    • ,
  • Marta Coscia

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Ematologia dell'Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
    • Laboratorio di Ematologia Oncologia, Centro di Ricerca in Medicina Sperimentale (CeRMS), Ospedale San Giovanni Battista, Torino, Italy
    • ,
  • Francesca Fiore

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Ematologia dell'Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
    • Laboratorio di Ematologia Oncologia, Centro di Ricerca in Medicina Sperimentale (CeRMS), Ospedale San Giovanni Battista, Torino, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Francesca Fiore, M.D., Divisione di Ematologia dell'Università di Torino, Via Genova 3, 10126 Torino, Italy
    • ,
  • Benedetto Bruno

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Ematologia dell'Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
    • ,
  • Massimo Massaia

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Ematologia dell'Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
    • Laboratorio di Ematologia Oncologia, Centro di Ricerca in Medicina Sperimentale (CeRMS), Ospedale San Giovanni Battista, Torino, Italy

Received 17 January 2009 ,Revised 6 March 2009 ,Accepted 9 March 2009.

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PII: S0301-472X(09)00081-2

doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2009.03.003

Experimental Hematology
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 728-738 , June 2009

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