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Early T‐cell features in blast crisis of Ph 1 ‐positive chronic myeloid leukaemia
Author(s) -
Cervantes Francisco,
Anegon Ignacio,
Rozman Ciril,
Gallart Teresa,
Pereira Arturo,
VivesCorrons J. L.,
Casademont Jordi,
UrbanoMarquez A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1985.tb00803.x
Subject(s) - precursor cell , myeloid , bone marrow , blast crisis , immunology , antigen , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , cell , chemistry , biochemistry
A patient with Ph 1 ‐positive chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) presented in extra‐medullary blast crisis. Whereas the peripheral blood and bone marrow features were consistent with the chronic phase of CML, study of the enlarged lymph nodes demonstrated massive replacement by Ph 1 ‐positive blast cells of lymphoblastic morphology. Such blast cells showed diffuse acid phosphatase positivity, were positive for TdT, and had an enzyme pattern (adenosin‐deaminase, purine‐nucleoside‐phosphorilase and lactate‐dehydrogenase) typical of immature T‐cells. To further characterize the phenotype of the blast cells, they were analyzed for surface markers using a panel of monoclonal antibodies selected to identify differentiation antigens of T cells, B cells and myeloid cells. The results of the latter analysis were consistent with an early T‐cell origin of the blast cells, since they were positive for TdT, CRISI (T1), E rosettes and OKT10, and were negative for OKT3, Leu3 and OKT8. These features demonstrate that T‐cell markers may also be expressed in blast crisis of CML and provide evidence that T‐cells may share a common stem cell with myeloid and B‐cells in CML.