Expression of AC133 and CD117 on candidate normal stem cell populations in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

G Baersch, M Baumann, J Ritter, H Jürgens, J Vormoor

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Samenvatting

To identify residual candidate normal progenitor/stem cell populations in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), expression of AC133 and CD117 was analysed on the leukaemic cell clone and on immature B-lineage-negative CD34+CD19- bone marrow cells. 10/25 patients (40%) had no detectable expression of AC133 within the leukaemic cell clone. 24/26 patients (92%) lacked expression of CD117 on the leukaemic blast cell population. In contrast, a distinct AC133-positive cell population was found in 8/8 children with AC133-negative ALL and a CD117-positive cell population could be identified in 12/12 children with CD117-negative ALL, within the CD34+CD19- progenitor/stem cell compartment. These observations provide further evidence that in B-cell precursor ALL, unlike in acute myelogenous leukaemia, it may be possible to distinguish residual normal progenitor/stem cells from the leukaemic cell clone.

Originele taal-2Engels
Pagina's (van-tot)572-80
Aantal pagina's9
TijdschriftBritish journal of haematology
Volume107
Nummer van het tijdschrift3
DOI's
StatusGepubliceerd - dec. 1999
Extern gepubliceerdJa

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