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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-16
pubmed:abstractText
Mast cells and blood basophils are distinct hemopoietic cells. They can be distinguished from each other and from all other lymphohemopoietic cells using antibodies against surface receptors or stored cytoplasmic molecules. In patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or myeloproliferative syndromes (MPS), an elevation of metachromatically granulated cells (MCS) is frequently seen. These cells can be classified as basophils or mast cells using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against leukocyte antigens, including mast cell tryptase, c-kit (= mast cell growth factor [MGF] receptor), interleukin-3 receptor alpha chain (IL-3R alpha = CD123), and CD11b (C3biR). In a stable phase of MDS or MPS, the circulating MCS usually are basophils (histamine+, tryptase-, c-kit-, IL-3R alpha +, CD11b+). In an accelerated or terminal phase of disease, however, mast cell lineage involvement and circulating mast cell precursors (histamine+, tryptase+, c-kit+, IL-3R alpha-, CD11b-) are found in a subset of patients. The use of mAbs against mast cell antigens and granulocyte antigens is diagnostic in these patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1042-8194
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
187-204
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Mast cell-lineage versus basophil lineage involvement in myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic syndromes: diagnostic role of cell-immunophenotyping.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Vienna, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review