TABLE 2

Summary of all bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) CD4+ T-cells that express Vα2.3, Vβ22, and Vα2.3 together with Vβ22; the percentage of Vα2.3+ CD4+ BAL T-cells that express Vβ22, and the percentage of Vβ22+ CD4+ BAL T-cells that express Vα2.3 are also stated

All patientsHLA-DRB1*03 positive patientsHLA-DRB1*03 negative patients
Patients n432617
Vα2.3+ BAL CD4+ T-cells %21.8 (8.5–33.7)33.3 (26.5–37.4)5.2 (4.3–16.8)
Vβ22+ BAL CD4+ T-cells %6.0 (3.1–9.8)9.2 (7.7–11.5)2.3 (1.4–3.2)
Vα2.3+/Vβ22+ BAL CD4+ T-cells %3.9 (0.5–7.0)6.2 (4.9–8.5)0.3 (0.2–0.6)
Vα2.3+ CD4+ BAL T-cells that  express Vβ22 %13.7 (6.6–22.9)21.0 (16.2–25.6)4.2 (2.9–8.0)
Vβ22+ CD4+ BAL T-cells that express Vα2.3 %46.7 (10.7–61.8)62.3 (59.7–69.2)9.7 (6.6–13.0)
  • Data are presented as median (interquartile range), unless otherwise stated. All figures are shown for the entire patient group as well as for patients with or without HLA-DRB1*03.