Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2139766 | Leukemia Research | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
By analyzing the expression of several cytotoxic markers, killer-immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs), CD94/CD159, CD314 and natural cytotoxicity receptors (NCRs), in 22 CD3+ lymphoproliferative disease of granular lymphocyte (LDGL) patients we investigated whether granular lymphocytes (GLs) displayed the phenotype of fully differentiated cytotoxic cells.Our results demonstrate that GLs express a pattern consistent with fully differentiated CTLs. KIRs are expressed only in a fraction of patients (7/22), as is CD94/CD159 (5/22).In conclusion, GLs in CD3+ LDGL patients typically show the phenotype of fully differentiated CTL, whereas the expression of NK receptors does not represent a common feature of the proliferating clone.
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Authors
Ilenia Baesso, Laura Pavan, Elisa Boscaro, Marta Miorin, Monica Facco, Livio Trentin, Carlo Agostini, Renato Zambello, Gianpietro Semenzato,