Table 1 Primer sequences for PCR analyses.

TCRδ1: 5′‐GAGTCATGTCAGCCATGAG‐3′

TCRδ2: 5′‐AGGGAAATGGCACTTTTGCC‐3′

TCRγ1: 5′‐CTGTGACAACAAGTGTTGTTCCAC‐3′

TCRγ2: 5′‐GTGCTTCTAGCTTTCCTGTCTC‐3′

TCRγ3: 5′‐GAGTACGCTGCCTACAGAGAGG‐3′

TCRγ4: 5′‐CCACTGCCAAAGAGTTTCTT‐3′

TCR, T cell receptor.

Primer TCRδ1 amplifies from the V2 gene, TCRδ2 from the D3 sequences, TCRγ1 from J1/J2, TCRγ2 from V1–V8, TCRγ3 from V1–V8 and TCRγ4 from J1/J2.