Aberrant antigen expression in marrow specimens from 49 patients with precursor B-ALL
. | No. of patients . |
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Aberrant expression of antigens found on normal B-cell precursors | |
TdT | |
Uniform expression | 26/30 (87%) |
CD34 | |
Uniform or continuous spectrum of expression | 30/35 (86%) |
CD45 | |
Negative or underexpression | 40/48 (83%) |
CD10 | 40/49 (82%) |
Overexpression | 28 (57%) |
Abnormal spectrum | 7 (14%) |
Negative | 5 (10%) |
CD20 | 17/35 (49%) |
Negative | 16 (46%) |
Overexpression | 1 (3%) |
HLA-DR | 22/47 (47%) |
Underexpression | 21 (45%) |
Overexpression | 1 (2%) |
CD22 | 14/34 (41%) |
Abnormal spectrum | 12 (35%) |
Negative | 2 (6%) |
Coexpression of CD34 and CD20 | 14/34 (41%) |
CD38 | |
Underexpression | 13/32 (41%) |
CD19 | |
Underexpression | 9/49 (18%) |
Aberrant myeloid antigen expression | |
All cases | 28/485-150 (58%) |
Cases in which 5 or more myeloid antigens were assessed | 25/32 (78%) |
Single aberrant myeloid antigen | 8 (25%) |
Two aberrant myeloid antigens | 10 (31%) |
Three aberrant myeloid antigens | 7 (22%) |
Frequency of aberrant expression of myeloid antigens | |
CD13 | 15/32 (47%) |
CD15 | 13/33 (39%) |
CD33 | 16/47 (34%) |
CD11b | 4/32 (13%) |
CD36 | 2/32 (6%) |
CD64 | 2/32 (6%) |
CD14 | 0/34 |
CD61 | 0/30 |
MPO | 0/26 |
Aberrant T-cell antigen expression | |
CD7 | 3/45 (7%) |
CD3 | 0/48 |
IcCD3 | 0/31 |
CD5 | 0/48 |
CD8 | 0/33 |
CD4 | 0/33 |
CD1a | 0/26 |
. | No. of patients . |
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Aberrant expression of antigens found on normal B-cell precursors | |
TdT | |
Uniform expression | 26/30 (87%) |
CD34 | |
Uniform or continuous spectrum of expression | 30/35 (86%) |
CD45 | |
Negative or underexpression | 40/48 (83%) |
CD10 | 40/49 (82%) |
Overexpression | 28 (57%) |
Abnormal spectrum | 7 (14%) |
Negative | 5 (10%) |
CD20 | 17/35 (49%) |
Negative | 16 (46%) |
Overexpression | 1 (3%) |
HLA-DR | 22/47 (47%) |
Underexpression | 21 (45%) |
Overexpression | 1 (2%) |
CD22 | 14/34 (41%) |
Abnormal spectrum | 12 (35%) |
Negative | 2 (6%) |
Coexpression of CD34 and CD20 | 14/34 (41%) |
CD38 | |
Underexpression | 13/32 (41%) |
CD19 | |
Underexpression | 9/49 (18%) |
Aberrant myeloid antigen expression | |
All cases | 28/485-150 (58%) |
Cases in which 5 or more myeloid antigens were assessed | 25/32 (78%) |
Single aberrant myeloid antigen | 8 (25%) |
Two aberrant myeloid antigens | 10 (31%) |
Three aberrant myeloid antigens | 7 (22%) |
Frequency of aberrant expression of myeloid antigens | |
CD13 | 15/32 (47%) |
CD15 | 13/33 (39%) |
CD33 | 16/47 (34%) |
CD11b | 4/32 (13%) |
CD36 | 2/32 (6%) |
CD64 | 2/32 (6%) |
CD14 | 0/34 |
CD61 | 0/30 |
MPO | 0/26 |
Aberrant T-cell antigen expression | |
CD7 | 3/45 (7%) |
CD3 | 0/48 |
IcCD3 | 0/31 |
CD5 | 0/48 |
CD8 | 0/33 |
CD4 | 0/33 |
CD1a | 0/26 |
MPO indicates myeloperoxidase; IcCD3, intracellular (cytoplasmic) CD3.
The bone marrow from 1 of the 49 patients with ALL was not assessed for myeloid antigens.