Immunophenotypic characteristics of acute leukaemia after myelodysplastic syndromes.
Sangre (Barc)
; 40(1): 49-52, 1995 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-7716672
PURPOSE: To analyse the immunophenotype of acute leukaemia (AL) after myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) (MDS-AL) and to compare the immunophenotypic profile of acute myeloblastic leukaemia (AML) secondary to MDS (MDS-AML) with that of "de novo"-AML. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty patients with MDS-AL and 29 patients with "de novo"-AML were studied. Morphocytochemical and flow cytometric studies were done in each case. RESULTS: All the MDS-AL studied displayed a myeloid phenotype (MDS-AML). The main difference between MDS-AML and "de novo"-AML was a significantly higher frequency of CD34 expression in the first group. Differences concerning the expression of other non-lineage related or myeloid-associated markers were not statistically significant, although the percentage of cases CD15(+) was lower in MDS-AML. The overall frequency of expression of lymphoid-associated markers was similar in both groups, T-cell markers being more frequently detected. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings support the usefulness of immunophenotyping studies to characterize MDS-AL and suggest some immunophenotyping differences between MDS-AML and "de novo"-AML which might have biological and prognostic significance.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndromes Mielodisplásicos
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Leucemia Mieloide Aguda
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Inmunofenotipificación
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sangre (Barc)
Año:
1995
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Portugal
Pais de publicación:
España