TABLE 4.

Summary of analyses of the absolute differences in Vβ gene frequencies between freshly isolated and Borrelia-stimulated synovial fluid lymphocytes from nine Lyme arthritis patients

Patient no.	Absolute difference in % gene frequency for Vβa:
	1	2	3	4	5.1	5.2	6	7	8	9	10	11
1	−0.045	−19.145	10.299	5.486	0.983	−9.434	4.747	6.124	2.758	0.024	−4.194	0.144
2	1.691	2.403	−2.229	2.811	0.956	2.59	−5.266	−0.155	−0.331	0.305	0.643	−0.112
3	0.95	1.613	−1.935	0.617	0.065	0.273	−1.134	0.9	0.951	−1.142	−1.833	0.254
4	−2.303	5.889	1.047	1.343	1.183	−1.512	1.495	−3.494	−2.136	−0.268	−0.317	−0.321
5	−1.14	1.274	6.413	2.424	−0.165	−0.088	−1.772	−3.926	−0.091	−0.461	0.249	0.005
6	1.448	−1.696	0.026	−0.017	−1.649	0.765	−4.419	3.101	0.536	0.553	0.852	0.775
7	3.041	−5.43	−9.245	2.497	1.289	2.996	0.075	3.728	−15.339	2.162	1.157	1.347
8	−1.901	2.072	4.295	1.987	1.238	−0.54	4.404	−1.347	−0.637	−1.429	−1.481	−1.808
9	0.34	4.875	2.844	0.845	−0.124	0.057	2.105	−1.805	−1.379	−0.456	−1.49	−0.855
Mean	0.231	−0.905	1.279	1.998	0.419	−1.119	0.026	0.347	−1.741	−0.079	−0.712	−0.063
SE	0.588	2.539	1.879	0.54	0.326	1.159	1.18	1.139	1.763	0.351	−0.713	0.302
P	0.705	0.731	0.515	0.006	0.234	0.362	0.983	0.768	0.352	0.827	0.247	0.839

Patient no.	Absolute difference in % gene frequency for Vβa:
	12	13.1	13.2	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
1	−2.537	−1.729	1.098	0.414	0.735	0.241	1.216	−0.171	0.107	0.541	1.471	0.485	0.46	−0.124
2	−0.688	0.775	0.519	0.134	0.793	0.93	0.567	−0.825	0.301	1.529	−0.368	−0.114	0.276	0.721
3	0.411	1.536	0.384	0.43	1.079	0.019	−1.306	0.274	0.448	0.075	0.429	−1.451	−1.6	−0.238
4	0.487	−2.216	−1.113	−1.257	−0.502	0.491	0.56	0.767	0.404	1	0.051	0.277	0.499	0.751
5	−0.915	−1.572	0.073	−0.157	0.391	0.3	−0.012	−0.08	−0.952	−0.478	−0.083	−0.086	0.672	0.182
6	−0.517	−3.503	0.201	0.15	0.176	−0.136	−0.427	−0.4	1.526	0.149	−0.126	0.895	1.007	0.787
7	2.108	0.13	2.414	0.7	1.756	1.239	1.335	−3.325	1.197	0.917	1.476	0.726	0.312	0.57
8	−1.292	−2	−0.209	−0.405	0.446	0.001	0.924	−0.486	−1.129	0.374	−0.048	0.345	−0.407	−0.247
9	0.138	−1.813	−0.088	−0.845	−0.266	−0.515	1.148	−0.357	−0.881	−0.395	−0.307	−0.288	−0.78	−0.408
Mean	0.312	−1.208	0.364	−0.093	0.515	0.286	0.445	−0.432	0.024	0.41	0.277	0.088	0.049	0.222
SE	0.436	0.552	0.325	0.214	0.231	0.18	0.293	0.396	0.316	0.221	0.238	0.233	0.274	0.163
P	0.495	0.06	0.294	0.676	0.076	0.152	0.167	0.307	0.942	0.1	0.278	0.716	0.863	0.212

^aA negative value indicates that the Vβ was increased after Borrelia stimulation.