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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-2-11
pubmed:abstractText
Three patients had leukocytosis of large granular lymphocytes and chronic neutropenia. Clonal chromosomal abnormalities (trisomy 8 and trisomy 14) and lymphocytic infiltration of splenic red pulp, hepatic sinusoids, and bone marrow indicated the neoplastic nature of the large granular lymphocytes. Demonstration of a T3+, T8+, HNK-1 + phenotype and low natural killer cell activity that was augmented by interferon treatment showed the leukemic cells to be immature natural killer cells. Multiple autoantibodies were present and included rheumatoid factor and antinuclear, antineutrophil, antiplatelet, and antierythrocyte antibodies, suggesting a defect of B-cell immunoregulation. In addition, in-vitro studies showed impaired suppression of immunoglobulin biosynthesis by abnormal cells from one patient. Antineutrophil antibodies and absence of direct cell-mediated inhibition of granulocyte-macrophage colony formation supported a humoral immune mechanism for the neutropenia. In these patients the syndrome of splenomegaly, multiple autoantibodies with neutropenia, and lymphocytosis of large granular lymphocytes is due to a neoplastic proliferation of immature natural killer cells.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0003-4819
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
169-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Agranulocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Autoimmune Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Female, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Immunoglobulin M, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Leukemia, Lymphoid, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Male, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Neutropenia, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Rosette Formation, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Spleen, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Thrombocytopenia, pubmed-meshheading:3966754-Trisomy
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Leukemia of large granular lymphocytes: association with clonal chromosomal abnormalities and autoimmune neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and hemolytic anemia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't