Table II.
Sample | HCV status | Time point tested (estimated) | Sorted cells | Sorted cell number | Productive sequences Total | Productive sequences Unique | Clonality |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HCV-8 | Chronic HCV | 5 years | Naive B cells* | 40 000 | 414 673 | 9 611 | 0.037 |
HCV E2- specific B cells** | 250 | 4 643 | 32 | 0.355 | |||
HCV-9 | Chronic HCV | 6 years | Naive B cells | 40 000 | 996 999 | 11 927 | 0.029 |
HCV E2- specific B cells | 220 | 10 814 | 62 | 0.089 |
Naive B cells are CD19+CD27-CD10-CD21hi
HCV E2 specific B cells are class-switched memory B cells (CD19+CD27+IgM−)