形态学、免疫学、细胞遗传学联合检测诊断急性白血病的临床意义

为探讨形态学、免疫学、细胞遗传学联合检测对急性白血病(AL)诊断、治疗、预后判断等方面的临床意义，对初诊为AL的39例患者分别进行了骨髓细胞形态学、免疫学及染色体检测。并按照FAB标准进行形态学(组织化学染色)分型；采用间接免疫荧光法标记活细胞膜表面分化抗原(CD)进行免疫学分型；采用24小时培养法制备染色体标本，G带显示法进行染色体检查。结果：39例患者经形态学检查确诊为AL，其中急性淋巴细胞白血病(ALL)8例，急性非淋巴细胞白血病(ANLL)29例，2例难以分型；免疫学诊断为ALL8例(其中2例伴髓系抗原表达)，ANLL29例(其中4例伴淋巴细胞抗原表达)，2例形态学难以分型者，诊断为急性杂合性白血病。免疫学与形态学分型符合率94．9％(37／39)。39例中染色体核型异常18例。本研究结果还显示，经临床治疗后染色体复杂畸形者缓解率低，正常核型及某些染色体核型[如t(15；17)]者缓解率较高。认为形态学、免疫学、细胞遗传学联合检测可提高AL诊断的准确性，有助于制定治疗方案及判断预后。     

慢性髓细胞白血病急变期形态学及免疫学和细胞遗传学特征研究

目的：探讨慢性髓细胞白血病急变期（CML－BC）的形态学、免疫表型和细胞遗传学法及流式细胞仪进行细胞免疫分型,细胞遗传滂采用直接法或短期培养法制备染色体标本,采用R显带技术进行核型分析。结果：免疫分型结果显示：急变为急性髓细胞白血病（AML）23例占74．2％;急性淋巴细胞白血病（ALL）5例占16．1％,均为B系ALL,其中4例同时伴有髓系表达;急性未分化细胞白血病1例,B系和髓系急性混合细胞白血病（AMLL）2例。31例CML－BC中21例（67．7％）的急变患者CD34^ ,其中4／5（80．0％）ALL,15／23（65。2％）,2／2AMLL均为CD34^ 。AML急变患者中具有CD7和CD34共表达者为8／23（占34．8％）。细胞遗传学分析表明,14／27（51．9％）和急变期患者出现Ph染色体以外的附加核型异常,其中有＋8（3／14）,＋Ph(3/14),i(17q)(2/14),Y染色体丢失（1／14）及复杂易位5／14）。结论：CML－BC是一干细胞疾病,原始细胞分化阻滞在早期阶段,故预后差。MIC分型在CML－BC诊断,预后判断及指导治疗方面均有重要价值。     

骨髓增生异常综合征(WHO分型)细胞的生物学特征及其意义

目的：本研究分析骨髓增生异常综合征（MDS）的WHO诊断和分型特点，了解其细胞形态学特征，国际预后积分系统（IPSS）和染色体变化的特点以及免疫学表型特征。方法：采用回顾性研究收集近6年来我院122例确诊为MDS患者的临床资料、实验室检查资料、染色体及免疫表型结果。采用SPSS11．5软件包进行统计学分析。结果：MDS中位发病年龄为41．5岁，初诊时59．84％的患者有全血细胞减少。WHO-RCMD和FAB-RA患者比例较高，各占33．61％和50．82％。骨髓细胞形态学提示各系均有不同程度病态造血，以3系病态造血最多见（55．74％）。81例骨髓活检患者中60．49％出现病态造血，46．9％出现ALIP现象。51例患者进行细胞遗传学检查，染色体异常率为47．1％，染色体异常发生率在WHO各亚型中差异无统计学意义（P〉O．05）。IPSS积分以中危-I组最多见，染色体异常发生率随危险度上升而增高（P〈0．05）。流式细胞术检测中MDS患者CD34^＋阳性率为75％，高于同组AMLM1和AML—M2（P〈0．05）；CD33叶。阳性率为62．5％，CD13^＋阳性率为56．25％，低于同组AML-M1和AML-M2（均P〈0．05）。结论：WHO分型对MDS的早期诊治及其预后具有临床指导意义，优于FAB分型。骨髓细胞学、骨髓活检、细胞遗传学及免疫表型的联合诊断，可以减少WHO-RA假阳性率发生。如将免疫学指标列入IPSS系统，对MDS预后判断更科学。     

儿童急性白血病形态学免疫学和细胞遗传学的分型诊断

目的：准确地进行儿童急性白血病（AL）的诊断分型,提高初诊患儿的诊断符合率。方法：采用形态学、免疫学和细胞遗传学（MIC）相结合的诊断方法,分析了110例初诊为AL的患儿。结果：形态学与MIC分型诊断符合率为88．2％;急性淋巴细胞性白血病（ALL）免疫分型诊断符合率为92．2％;而急性髓细胞性白血病（AML）仅为62．9％。8／35例AML表达淋系抗原（1y^ -AML),12／59例ALL表达髓系抗原（My^ -AML);11／110例为杂合性白血病。染色体核型异常检出率为63．6％。t(8;21）易位见于（13／21例）M2;t(7;11）易位见于12例M2;t（15;17）易位见于（2／5例）M3;t（9;22）和t（4;11）易位见于（8／64例）ALL。结论：运用MIC诊断分型方法能提高儿童AL的诊断率,为AL个体化治疗和评估预后提供信息。     

急性髓细胞白血病表达CD7抗原的临床意义以及与细胞遗传学的相关性

目的：了解急性髓细胞白血病（AML）表达CD7抗原的临床意义以及与细胞遗传学的相关性。方法：对我院诊治的52例AML患者的免疫表型、细胞遗传学以及临床特点进行分析。结果：15例（28．8％）患者的骨髓白血病细胞表达CD7抗原。根据FAB分型,M2（18．5％）和M。型（20％）的CD7^＋率较低。CD7^＋组早期细胞抗原CD34、HLA—DR、CD117的表达率以及老年患者（大于60岁）比例高于CD7^-组,白细胞计数、染色体异常率、肝脾肿大及髓外白血病发生率均低于CD7^-组。CD7^＋组完全缓解（CR）率高于CD7^-组,无病生存期（DFS）短于CD7组,但差异均无统计学意义（P〉0．05）。70％以上的CD7^＋ AML患者分布在中等预后核型组。随着预后好、预后中等、预后差核型组的变化,AML所有病例、CD7^-组、CD7^＋组的CR率均呈逐渐下降趋势。结论：与CD7^- AML相比,CD7^＋ AML更容易获得CR,可能与低的白细胞计数、低的染色体异常率以及低的肝脾肿大与髓外白血病发生率有关;CD7^＋ AML患者年龄较大或同时表达早期细胞抗原,可能影响DFS。AML无论是否表达CD7抗原,染色体核型是判断预后最重要的因素。     

91例急性白血病FCM免疫分型分析

目的：研究急性白血病免疫分型及临床意义。方法：采用流式细胞术检测91例急性白血病患者免疫分型情况。结果：①80％以上急性非淋巴细胞白血病(ANLL)患者主要表达CD13、CD33。②按免疫表型的特征可将急性白血病分为3类：系列专一性表达；交叉表达；“裸细胞”型。ANLL中，以系列专一性比例最高，交叉表达在ALL中占有一定比例，“裸细胞”型在ANLL和ALL中比例均最少。交叉表达的病例中，CD7^ ANLL患者CR率低于系列专一性表达者。结论：AL免疫分型可出现系列专一性表达；交叉表达；“裸细胞”型3种类型，CD7^ ANLL交叉表达的患者完全缓解率低于系列专一性表达者。     

白血病细胞形态(M)、细胞化学(C)及免疫表型(Ⅰ)对急性白血病的断诊意义

报告了按细胞形态学(M)分类的急性非淋巴细胞白血病(ANLL)44例,急性淋巴细胞白血病(ALL)28例。经细胞化学(C)及免疫表型(I)检测,最后诊断为ANLL38例,ALL19例,过氧化物酶阴性急非淋白血病(POX-ANLL)4例,杂合细胞急性白血病(HAL)5例,急性未分化细胞白血病(AUL)6例。发现形态(M)分类的ANLL及ALL的准确性只分别为MCI联合检测分类法的86.4％及67.9％。对急性白血病MCI检测法的诊断意义,对HAL、POX-ANLL及AUL略做讨论,强调了MCI检测法对诊断分类急性白血病的重要性.     

骨髓增生异常综合征免疫表型分析

目的：探讨免疫表型测定在骨髓增生异常综合征（MDS）诊断及分型中的价值。方法：采用一组系列相关单克隆抗体和流式细胞术对19例MDS患者免疫表型进行检测，并对其中的10例进行了细胞遗传学检查。结果：MDS患者骨髓单个核细胞（MNC）CD13，CD33抗原表达率平均分别为36．69％和41．86％，而T淋巴系抗原CD3的表达平均仅为14．49％，且随着低危的难治性贫血（RA）向高危的难治笥贫血伴原始细胞增多（RAEB）或难治性贫血伴原始细胞增多－转变型（RAEB-t)的进展，较早期的髓系抗原CD13，CD33及干（祖）细胞抗原CD34的表达升高，并伴有T淋巴系抗原CD3的表达降低。10例进行了细胞遗传学检查的患者中，5例有染色体核型异常，染色体核型异常的患者与染色体核型正常的患者在抗原表达上存在区别。结论：对MDS患者进行免疫表型检查有助于MDS的诊断分型研究。     

交叉表达淋系和髓系相关抗原的急性白血病的生物学及临床特征研究

目的：探讨交叉表达淋系和髓系相关抗原的急性白血病患者的生物学与临床特征及预后。方法：用流式细胞术检测白血病细胞的免疫表型，根据FAB亚型和免疫标记将病例分为6组；CD7表达阳性的急性髓细胞性白血病（CD7^ AML）、CD7表达阴性的伴淋系相关抗原的急性髓细胞性白血病（CD7^-Ly^ AML）、不伴淋系相关抗原的急性髓细胞性白血病（Ly^-AML）、伴髓系相关抗原的急性淋巴细胞性白血病（My^ ALL）、不伴髓系相关抗原的急性淋巴细胞性白血病（My^-ALL）和急性杂翕生白血病（HAL）。结果：CD7^ AML组的白细胞数高于Ly^-AML组及CD7^-Ly^ AML组，诱导缓解率（16.7％）低于Ly^-AML组（71.4％），有显著差异；CD7^-Ly^ AML组与Ly^-AML组分别比较，发病年龄较高，白细胞数较高，贫血较明显，平均缓解期及平均生存期较短。结论：CD7^ AML及CD7^-Ly^ AML具有不同的临床特征，预后较差，可以看作一个独特的临床亚型。HAL与My^ ALL相比较，具有不同的临床特征，应该区别对待。     

Ph染色体阳性成人急性淋巴细胞白血病3例临床分析

目的探讨Ph染色体阳性成人急性淋巴细胞白血病（Ph＋ALL）的形态学、免疫学、细胞遗传学和临床特点。方法分析3例初诊Ph＋ALL患者血液学、骨髓细胞学、免疫学、细胞遗传学及临床特点。结果 3例患者FAB分型均为ALL-L2型;免疫学标记均为B-细胞,表达cCD79a、CD19、CD10;均表达造血干/祖细胞抗原CD34、HLA-DR;2例伴髓系抗原表达;单独使用VDCPL（长春新碱、柔红霉素、环磷酰胺、强的松、左旋门冬酰胺酶）方案化疗后均获得完全缓解（CR）。结论 Ph＋ALL免疫表型几乎全部为前体B细胞,表达造血干/祖细胞抗原,常伴有髓系表达,单独使用化疗亦有较高的CR率。     

Phenotypical characteristics of acute myelocytic leukemia associated with the t(8;21)(q22;q22) chromosomal abnormality: frequent expression of immature B-cell antigen CD19 together with stem cell antigen CD34.

Twenty-three acute myelocytic leukemia (AML) patients with t(8;21) chromosomal abnormality, all classified as M2 (French-American-British [FAB] classification), were investigated. Blastic cells from all patients were positive for the stem cell-associated antigens, CD34 and HLA-DR, and the immature myeloid antigens, CD13 and CD33. The nonblastic leukemic cells expressed the more mature myeloid antigens, CD11b and CD15, with loss of the immature phenotype. The incidence of positivities for the stem cell-associated antigens, CD34 and HLA-DR, in t(8;21) AML cells was significantly higher in comparison with those in other AML showing granulocytic differentiation (M2 or M3). AML cells with t(8;21) also showed some phenotypic abnormalities. Frequent expression of CD19 was found in the blastic population of t(8;21) AML (18 of 23 cases) without other B-cell antigens and Ig gene rearrangements. CD19 expression was confirmed by immunocytochemistry and Northern blotting. The CD19+ blastic cells coexpressed both CD34 and HLA-DR. In addition, CD33+ cells among the blastic fraction in t(8;21) AML cells were fewer in number than in those of M2 or M3 AML without t(8;21). Our findings indicate that leukemic blasts of t(8;21) AML commonly express CD19 while preserving the stem cell-associated antigens, and differentiate into the granulocytic pathway with discordant maturation such as low CD33 expression.     

Peroxidase-negative and myelomonocytic antigen-positive acute leukemia.

Between 1983-1988 bone marrow samples obtained from 195 peroxidase-negative leukemia patients were analyzed for their surface antigens. Thirteen of these patients (6.7%) had myelomonocytic-positive and lymphoid-negative antigens. These leukemic cells reacted with CD13 in eight patients, CD33 in seven, CD11 in six and CDw41 in two. In none of these patients did the leukemic cells react with CD1, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD5, CD8, CD10, CD19 or CD20. Leukemic cells from two patients were reactive with CD7. These leukemic cells demonstrated L2 morphology in 11 patients and L1 morphology in one patient. The leukemic cells from the final patient were diagnosed as those of leukemic transformation of myelodysplastic syndrome. Chromosomal abnormality was observed in approximately half of the patients examined (6/10). Cytochemical analysis revealed that the leukemic cells were negative for periodic acid Schiff stain but positive for acid phosphatase. The prognosis of these patients was markedly poor as compared to acute lymphocytic leukemia or typical peroxidase-positive nonlymphocytic leukemia. Complete remission was induced in only 30% of patients and duration of survival was short (4.7 months). This suggests that myelomonocytic antigen-positive peroxidase-negative acute leukemia is a distinct type of leukemia and may require more aggressive therapy to improve survival.     

Clinical and cytological features of acute myelogenous leukemia with 8; 21 chromosome translocation

Eight cases of acute myelogenous leukemia with (8; 21) translocation were reported. As recently reported, they showed following features: M2 morphology in FAB classification (all 8 patients), abnormal granulocyte maturation, i.e. large granules and pseudo Pelger-Huet forms (5), Auer rods (8), occasional eosinophilia (2), frequent loss of one sex chromosome (5), the low neutrophil alkaline phosphatase activity (5), and tumor formation (one). Both CD13 and CD33 antigens were expressed on smaller number of leukemic cells than the other AML (M2) cells, whereas CD34 and HLA-DR antigens were expressed on higher number of cells. Interestingly CD19 antigen was detected on a small to large population of tumor cells from four out of six patients. Despite the high remission rate, many of them relapsed within one year. More intensive postinduction and maintenance therapy should be considered for those patients.     

The generation of immunocompetent dendritic cells from CD34+ acute myeloid or lymphoid leukemia cells

The ability of CD34+ leukemic cells to differentiate to dendritic cells (DCs) was investigated in 18 acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and 4 lymphoid leukemia (ALL) patients. The generation of DCs was determined by the expression of DC-associated CD1a or CD83 (more than 30%) with costimulatory molecules, by CD80 antigens (>20%), and by the exhibition of allostimulatory activity. In the AML patients, allostimulatory mature DCs were generated from 3 of 9 M0 or M1, 2 of 5 M2,2 of 4 M4 or M5, and 3 of 4 ALL (L2) cases. In total, DCs were more efficiently induced from cases expressing over 75% of CD34+ among whole bone marrow mononuclear cells (8 of 12), compared with those under 75% (2 of 10; P < .05). B-cell (CD19), natural killer (NK)-cell (CD56), or T-cell (CD7) lineage markers, which were aberrantly expressed on the blasts, were rarely found on leukemic DCs at the end of the culture period, and myeloid (CD13, CD33), not lymphoid (CD10), markers were shown on ALL-derived DCs. In Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL or AML patients with t (8;21), DCs were confirmed to be of leukemic origin by fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis.     

Exacerbation of acute leukemia bearing isolated i(17q) along with proliferation of blasts with high BMI-1 expression

We report a case of acute leukemia with an isolated isochromosome 17q karyotypic abnormality, which may be transformed from myeloproliferative disease (MPD)/myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). A 69-year-old male patient with 27% of blasts in the peripheral blood underwent hematological examinations including cytochemical staining of cells such as myeloperoxydase (MPO), surface marker study on blasts, chromosomal test and bcr-abl mRNA analysis. The cytological and molecular findings (MPO-positive, myeloid marker CD13 expression (67.3%) and megakaryocytic marker CD41 expression (24.8%)) indicated that the blasts were consistent with myeloid leukemic cells partially committed to megakaryocytes. He was diagnosed as having leukemic transformation from MPD/MDS based on history of leukocytosis and thrombocytosis, isolated i(17q), bcr-abl negative, hepatosplenomegaly, increased eosinophil/basophil count and cytologic dysplasia. Positivity of BMI-1 in CD34+ blasts was 25.8% at the diagnosis and anti-leukemic drugs including anthracyclines were effective for his disease control during 6 months. However, the CD34+ cells turned out to highly express BMI-1 (83.1%), and leukemic cells started to increase progressively following which the leukemic cells failed to respond efficiently to any anti-leukemic drugs. Thus, expression of BMI-1 was well correlated with the disease progression, growth ability of blasts and resistance to anti-cancer drugs, indicating that BMI-1 positivity in CD34+blasts is an excellent molecular marker for disease progression and prognosis in such patients.     

Human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor receptors in acute myelogenous leukemia.

Human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) receptors on human acute leukemia cells were investigated using human G-CSF iodolabeled by the lactoperoxidase method. Among various human leukemic cell lines, only cells of myelogenous lineage including HL-60, THP-1 and U937 had one type of high-affinity receptor for G-CSF, as shown by Scatchard analysis. Fresh leukemia cells from 19 patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) were then studied. Specific receptors for G-CSF were demonstrated on blast cells in all 19 cases, the mean number of G-CSF receptors per AML cell ranging from 95 to 1436. G-CSF receptors on AML cells appeared to be a single affinity type, although some variations were observed. The mean number of G-CSF receptors on leukemic cells from patients with either FAB M3 or FAB M2 was greater than that of cells from patients with M1 (p less than 0.01, p less than 0.10, respectively). Moreover, the mean number of receptors for G-CSF on CD13- and CD34-positive AML cells was higher than that on CD13-negative and CD34-positive AML cells (p less than 0.01), and the mean number of G-CSF receptors on CD7-positive AML cells was lower than that for CD7-negative AML cells (p less than 0.10). Since the FAB classification and surface phenotypes reflect maturation stages, our findings indicate that the distribution of G-CSF receptors, even on AML cells, may be related to the maturation process.     

Marked upregulation of Survivin and Aurora-B kinase is associated with disease progression in the myelodysplastic syndromes

Background Myelodysplastic syndromes are a heterogeneous group of clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis. Survivin is a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis family and suppresses apoptosis. Survivin also functions as a subunit of the chromosomal passenger complex for regulating mitosis with Aurora-B. Survivin and Aurora-B play an important role in maintaining genome stability. The aim of this study was to determine the role of Survivin and Aurora-B kinase in disease progression and prognosis of myelodysplastic syndromes. DESIGN AND METHODS: We evaluated the expression levels of these two genes in CD34(+) cells prepared from 64 patients with myelodysplastic syndrome or leukemic blasts from 50 patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia using quantitative real-time PCR. RESULTS: Survivin and Aurora-B expression levels were highly correlated with the type of myelodysplastic syndrome, were much higher in refractory anemia with excess blasts-1, refractory anemia with excess blasts-2, and secondary acute myeloid leukemia following myelodysplastic syndrome than in normal control, and increased during disease progression. There was a significant correlation between these expression levels and the International Prognostic Scoring System. Interestingly, these levels were remarkably higher in patients with secondary acute myeloid leukemia following myelodysplastic syndromes than in those with de novo acute myeloid leukemia. Conclusions This is the first report showing that high levels of Survivin and Aurora-B kinase expression in CD34(+) cells are distinctive molecular features of high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes and secondary acute myeloid leukemia following myelodysplastic syndrome. Marked upregulation of Survivin and Aurora-B kinase may contribute to genetic instability and disease progression of myelodysplastic syndromes. Our data may explain why patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes frequently show complex chromosomal abnormality.     

Clinical features of childhood Ph1 positive acute leukemia

Clinical, immunologic, cytogenetic and molecular studies were performed on 9 patients with childhood Ph1 positive acute leukemia. FAB-L1 was found in 2 patients, L2 in 5 patients, and M1 and M2 in each patient. Six patients were older than 10 years old, and white blood cell count of 5 patients was more than 10(5)/microliters. All but one patient have died within 18 months. Immunologic analysis revealed that leukemic cells from all patients expressed lymphoid antigens CD10 and CD19, and myeloid antigen, CD13, was expressed on leukemic cells from 3 patients initially, and from 6 patients after short term in vitro culture without stimulation. bcr rearrangements were not observed in 3 patients tested. RNA analysis showed that 5 patients expressed P190bcr-abl pattern and one patient expressed P210bcr-abl pattern using polymerase chain reaction study. We conclude that Ph1 positive acute leukemia had a poor prognosis and differentiate into both myeloid and lymphoid lineages as well as chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and that this disease could not be possibly distinguished from CML by use of the molecular studies.     

16;21 translocation in acute nonlymphocytic leukemia with abnormal eosinophils: a unique subtype

Two patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) and t(16;21)(p11;q22) were studied. The patients exhibited such clinical and hematological pictures, characterized by M2 and M4 with eosinophilia (FAB classification), as relatively matured leukemic cells, low neutrophil alkaline phosphatase activity, abnormal eosinophils and a high count of monocytic cells in the bone marrow. The prognosis was poor in both patients. From these data, the chromosomal abnormality of t(16;21)(p11;q22) seems to be specifically associated with a unique subtype of ANLL.