Article
[Biclonal or biphenotypic chronic lymphotic leukemia? An answer brought by the treatment].
Annales de biologie clinique - 1 Jan 2000
Acker Céline, Staal Anne, Aumont Cédric, Didion Jacqueline, Dorvaux Véronique, Rio Yves, Latger-Cannard Véronique
Abstract excerpt
A 51-years-old patient with polyadenopathies presents a non monotypic chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL): lymphocytes B CD5+, CD23+, CD22-,CD79b dim, FMC7- express κ (71%) and λ (21%) light chains without coexpression. The caryotype shows two clones with one in evolution. Lymphoid clonality analysis by PCR (polymerase chain reaction) of the heavy and light chains genes of immunoglobulins shows two monoclonal...
Topics
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Humans
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
