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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
Phenotypic markers of leukemic cells from 76 children with acute leukemia were examined. Of these cases, 7 were diagnosed as acute undifferentiated leukemia (AUL) whose leukemic cells were negative for myeloperoxidase and did not react with lineage-specific or lineage-associated monoclonal antibodies. Then, we analyzed the configuration of both immunoglobulin (Ig) and T-cell receptor beta-chain (T beta) gene in these 7 AUL cases. Three cases had no rearrangement of Ig or T beta genes which was suggestive of non-lymphoid origin of these cases. In contrast, 4 cases showed rearrangements of Ig and/or T beta genes. One of these 4 cases demonstrated T beta gene rearrangement with retention of the germline configuration of Ig genes. Two cases with both Ig and T beta gene rearrangements also showed kappa-chain gene rearrangements. These findings indicate the heterogeneity of AUL at the DNA level, and may cast new light on the early differentiation of hematopoietic progenitor cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0910-5050
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
170-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Heterogeneity of acute undifferentiated leukemia at the immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor genes level.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't