Patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were compared with normal controls with regard to TCR genotypes and serologic profiles.
To clarify the pathogenesis of human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)-associated Sjögren's syndrome (SS), the TCR Vbeta gene usage by the infiltrating lymphocytes in the target organ was examined.