Table 1.

Patients' characteristics.

Patients	Age/sex	Anti-transglutaminase* (TG IgG; Tg IgA)	Modified Marsh grade	DQ2/8 variants	TCR-γ and TCR-β	Months from diagnosis	Months gluten-free diet	Familiarity
1	41/F	+ (n.a./18)†	3C†	DQ2	n.a.	25	17	No
		– (n.a./4·4)‡	1‡		Clonal T cell
2	24/F	+ (94·6; n.a.)	3B	DQ2	Polyclonal	0	0	No
3	55/F	+ (n.a.; 8·1)	0	DQ2	Polyclonal	0	0	No
4	19/F	+ (52·2/n.a.)	0	–	Polyclonal	0	0	No
5	34/F	+ (37/06)	0	–	Polyclonal	0	0	No

^*Antibodies anti-Tg IgG c.o. 26 UA/ml; IgA c.o. 7 UA/ml.

^†At first diagnosis; 25 months ago

^‡now, after gluten-free diet. TCR: T cell receptor; n.a.: not evaluated.