Characterization of immunophenotypic aberrancies in 200 cases of B acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Am J Clin Pathol 2009 Dec;132(6):940-9
Date
11/21/2009Pubmed ID
19926587DOI
10.1309/AJCP8G5RMTWUEMUUScopus ID
2-s2.0-72949103931 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 90 CitationsAbstract
Morphologic distinction of leukemic lymphoblasts in B acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) from their nonneoplastic counterparts in bone marrow (hematogones) can be difficult. Thus, the presence of aberrant antigen expression detectable by flow cytometry may be critical for diagnosis of B-ALL and detection of minimal residual disease. The current study examined the immunophenotype of B-lineage leukemic lymphoblasts in 200 consecutive, unique, pretreatment patient specimens. We found that all cases of B-ALL exhibited multiple immunophenotypic aberrancies by which they can be distinguished from hematogones. The most frequent aberrancies were uniform or a spectrum of expression of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase and CD34, underexpression of CD45, overexpression of CD10, underexpression of CD38, and underexpression of CD20. Asynchronous coexpression of CD34 and CD20 was also frequently observed. Of the 200 cases, 86.5% expressed myeloid-associated antigens, and 19.0% expressed 3 or more. Of 200 cases, 9.0% aberrantly expressed T cell-associated antigens. There were significant differences in antigen-expression patterns between adult and pediatric B-ALL. Specific aberrancies correlate with recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities in B-ALL.
Author List
Seegmiller AC, Kroft SH, Karandikar NJ, McKenna RWAuthor
Steven Howard Kroft MD Chair, Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biomarkers, Tumor
Bone Marrow Cells
Child
Child, Preschool
Chromosome Aberrations
Flow Cytometry
Humans
Immunophenotyping
In Situ Nick-End Labeling
Infant
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
Middle Aged
Precursor Cells, B-Lymphoid
Young Adult