Table 3.

Summary of proliferative responses to RhD protein and RhD peptides by patients with CLL with secondary AIHA (CLL + AIHA)


Patient

Purified RhD protein-induced proliferation

Rh-specific peptides stimulating proliferation*
1   Y   2, 3, 8, 11, 18, 20, 27, 33, 34, 35, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 55, 62, 67, 68  
2   Y   2, 5, 26, 34, 57  
3   Y   3, 9, 10, 22, 28, 37  
4   Y   1, 23  
5   Y   19, 68  
6   Y   NT  
7   NA   12, 20, 50, 58, 63  
8   NA   2, 3, 4, 20, 21, 23, 44, 52, 54, 63  
9   Y   NT  
10   Y   5, 6, 9, 17, 18, 21, 30  
11   Y   5, 57  
12
 
Y
 
21, 46
 

Patient

Purified RhD protein-induced proliferation

Rh-specific peptides stimulating proliferation*
1   Y   2, 3, 8, 11, 18, 20, 27, 33, 34, 35, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 55, 62, 67, 68  
2   Y   2, 5, 26, 34, 57  
3   Y   3, 9, 10, 22, 28, 37  
4   Y   1, 23  
5   Y   19, 68  
6   Y   NT  
7   NA   12, 20, 50, 58, 63  
8   NA   2, 3, 4, 20, 21, 23, 44, 52, 54, 63  
9   Y   NT  
10   Y   5, 6, 9, 17, 18, 21, 30  
11   Y   5, 57  
12
 
Y
 
21, 46
 

NA indicates not applicable (RhD-negative patient); NT, not tested.

*

PBMCs from patients tested with the appropriate panel of synthetic RhD or Rhce peptides to match phenotype (Rhce panel tested in patients CLL + AIHA 7 and 8).