Table 2

Number of different IgH sequences and rearrangements (in parentheses) studied

Patient No 1Patient No 2Control
MucosaBlood
VH1VH3VH5VH5Mucosa VH5Blood VH5Mucosa VH5
IgM 7 (7) 7 (7)11 (6) 8 (7)17 (11) 8 (7)16 (14)
IgA 9 (9) 9 (9)18 (14) 7 (7)15 (14) 7 (6)18 (18)
IgG 8 (8)10 (10)15 (13) 7 (7) 9 (8) 8 (5)13 (12)
Total24 (24)26 (26)44 (33)22 (21)44 (33)23 (18)47 (44)