Abstract |
In the hematopoietic system, the B-cell associated antigen CD24 is expressed at high density on B cells, B-cell precursors, and B-cell malignancies as well as at low density on peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes. The 42-Kd sialoglycoprotein has not been previously demonstrated to be expressed on T cells, thymocytes, or T-cell malignancies. We identified three patients with mycosis fungoides/Sézary syndrome that showed low density expression of the CD24-related epitope recognized by antibody BA-1 on circulating T cells. All three patients had Sézary cells by morphologic assessment and clonal T-cell populations in the peripheral blood by gene rearrangement studies. In two of these patients, indirect immunofluorescence with a panel of six anti-CD24 monoclonal antibodies demonstrated reactivity for two of six antibodies in one case and only one of six antibodies in the other. The biologic significance of CD24-related epitope expression on circulating T cells in mycosis fungoides/Sézary syndrome is unclear. However, these findings suggest that differential, low density expression of CD24-related epitopes ( BA-1+, OKB2-) may be a useful phenotypic marker for identifying circulating Sézary cells.
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Authors | S J Pirruccello, M S Lang |
Journal | Blood
(Blood)
Vol. 76
Issue 11
Pg. 2343-7
(Dec 01 1990)
ISSN: 0006-4971 [Print] United States |
PMID | 1701668
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, Differentiation
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- CD24 Antigen
- CD24 protein, human
- Epitopes
- Membrane Glycoproteins
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Topics |
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antigens, CD
(analysis)
- Antigens, Differentiation
(analysis)
- Biomarkers, Tumor
(analysis, immunology)
- CD24 Antigen
- Epitopes
(analysis)
- Female
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Male
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- Middle Aged
- Mycosis Fungoides
(immunology)
- Sezary Syndrome
(immunology)
- Skin Neoplasms
(immunology)
- T-Lymphocytes
(immunology)
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