Results of T cell receptor γ (TCR-γ) gene rearrangement analysis in gastric and colonic samples from patients with refractory coeliac sprue (RCS), according to the presence or absence of lymphocytic gastritis and lymphocytic colitis
| Gastric biopsy | Colonic biopsy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEL N | LG | IEL N | LC | |
| IEL N, normal number of intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL); LG, lymphocytic gastritis; LC, lymphocytic colitis. | ||||
| Monoclonal | 1/4 | 7/8 | 2/4 | 6/6 |
| Polyclonal | 4/5 | 1/8 | 2/4 | 0/6 |