title: Analysis of clonality of tumour infiltrating lymphocytes in breast cancer and uveal melanoma.
abstract: Fresh tumour infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) from 6 uveal melanomas and 4 breast cancers were analysed by flow cytometry with a panel of 6 monoclonal antibodies to V beta regions of the T cell receptor (V betas 5a, 5b, 5c, 6, 8a and 12a). With a single exception where one TIL sample lacked V beta 12a, lymphocytes from both tumour and blood contained cells reactive with all 6 probes, and no probe was highly dominant or missing. The proportions of reactive cells differed between tumour and blood within each patient. The data indicate that while tumour infiltrating lymphocytes have a capacity to locate selectively within the tumour they nonetheless comprise a population expressing a diversity of TCR V beta genes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Durie
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Damato
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D016246:Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta / Q000235:genetics; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta