CHROMOSOMAL-ABNORMALITIES DEFINE CLONAL PROLIFERATION IN CD3 - LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTE LEUKEMIA

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作者
TANIWAKI, M
TAGAWA, S
NISHIGAKI, H
HORIIKE, S
MISAWA, S
SHIMAZAKI, C
MAEKAWA, T
FUJII, H
KITANI, T
ABE, T
机构
[1] KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIV MED,DEPT HYG,KYOTO 602,JAPAN
[2] OSAKA UNIV,MICROBACTERIAL DIS RES INST,DEPT MED,OSAKA,JAPAN
[3] KYOTO RED CROSS HOSP,DEPT MED,KYOTO,JAPAN
关键词
clonal origin; LGL leukemia;
D O I
10.1002/ajh.2830330107
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Six patients with lymphoproliferative disorder of large granular lymphocytes (LDGL) were studied for chromosomal abnormalities. When the patients were divided into two groups depending on the expression of a mature antigen of T cell lineage, CD3, two with CD3 + phenotype had a stable disease, whereas three of the four patients with CD3‐ phenotype had marked hepatosplenomegaly and a highly aggressive disease. Chromosomal abnormalities were detected in four of six patients, indicating a clonal proliferation of large granular lymphocytes in individual patients. In particular, chromosomal abnormalities were found in three of the four patients with CD3‐ LDGL. all of which had a germ‐line configuration of the T cell receptor beta‐chain gene. Thus, the chromosomal abnormalities provide definitive evidence for the clonal origin of the expanded cells in the CD3‐LDGL. Copyright © 1990 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company
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