Article
Expansion of T cells expressing low CD4 or CD8 levels in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia: correlation with disease status and neoplastic phenotype.
Blood - 15 Apr 1994
Dianzani U, Omedè P, Marmont F, DiFranco D, Fusaro A, Bragardo M, Redoglia V, Giaretta F, Mairone L, Boccadoro M
Abstract excerpt
Peripheral blood (PB) T cells from 56 patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) were analyzed by two- and three-color immunofluorescence (IF) to determine the expansion of distinct T-cell subsets and their relationship with the clinical and biological features of the disease. We d...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, CD
- CD11 Antigens
- CD4 Antigens
- CD8 Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Humans
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
- Leukocyte Common Antigens
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets