Open AccessThe curious case of HLA‐DR‐positive APL
Author(s) -
Devi Kanta,
Ali Natasha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3683
Subject(s) - pathognomonic , medicine , cd117 , acute promyelocytic leukemia , cd34 , hla dr , leukemia , human leukocyte antigen , immunology , antigen , disease , stem cell , retinoic acid , genetics , biology , gene
The triad of weak/absent CD34, negative HLA‐DR expression, and positivity to CD117 is pathognomonic for the diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia. However, in rare cases, strong positivity to HLD‐DR and CD34 may be noted.