Table 1 T-cell rearrangements were identified in the patient’s autopsy specimens by TCR PCR (a) and TCR Southern blotting assay (b)
| (a) T-cell receptor rearrangement PCR assay | ||||
| TCR chain | Assay region | Cervical | Paraaortic | Liver |
| TCR γ (TRG) | Vγ1–8,10/Jγ | + | + | + |
| Vγ9,11/Jγ | + | – | – | |
| TCR δ (TRD) | Vδ/Dδ/Jδ | – | – | – |
| TCR β (TRB) | Vβ/Jβ1,2 | – | + | + |
| Vβ/Jβ2 | + | – | – | |
| Vβ/Dβ1,2 | + | – | – | |
| (b) T-cell receptor rearrangement Southern blotting assay | ||||
| TCR chain | Cervical | Paraaortic | Liver | |
| TCR Cγ | – | + | + | |
| TCR Cδ1 | – | a | a | |
| TCR Cβ1 | – | + | + | |