Table 2

List of primers

TCRBV gene family	3′-5′ sequence
1	GCACAACAGTTCCCTGACTTGCAC
2	TCATCAACCATGCAAGCTGACCT
3	GTCTCTAGAGAGAAGAAGGAGCGC
4	GCCCAAACCTAACATTCTCAACTC
5.1	ATACTTCAGTGAGACACAGAGAAA
5.2	TTCCCTAACTATAGCTCTGAGCTG
6	AGGCCTGAGGGATCCGTCTC
7	CCTGAATGCCCCAACAGCTCTC
8	ATTTACTTTAACAACAACGTTCCG
9	CCTAAATCTCCAGACAAAGCTCAC
10	CTCCAAAAACTCATCCTGTACCTT
11	TCAACAGTCTCCAGAATAAGGACG
12	AAAGGAGAAGTCTCAGAT
13.1	CAAGGAGAAGTCCCCAAT
13.2	GGTGAGGGTACAACTGCC
14	GTCTCTCGAAAAGAGAAGAGGAAT
15	AGTGTCTCTCGACAGGCACAGGCT
16	AAAGAGTCTAAACAGGATGAGTCC
17	AGATATAGCTGAAGGGTACAGCGT
18	GATGAGTCAGGAATGCCAAAGGAA
19	CAATGCCCCAAGAACGCACCCTGC
20	AGCTCTGAGGTGCCCCAGAATCTC
21	TTCTGCAGAGAGGCTCAAAGGAGT
22	CTCAGTTGAAAGGCCTGATGGATC
23	CTCAGCTCAACAGTTCAGTGACTA
24	CCAATCCAGGAGGCCGAACACTTC
BcDNA^2-150	GGGCTGCTCCTTGAGGGGCTGCGG
BAI^2-151	CCCACTGTGCACCTCCTTCC
NESTED^2-152	TTCTGATGGCTCAAACACAGCGAC

↵2-150 TCRBC specific primer used for the cDNA synthesis.
↵2-151 TCRBC specific primer used for the RT-PCR.
↵2-152 TCR nested C region specific primer used for the semi-nested RT-PCR.