CD4+ and CD56+ acute monoblastic leukemia

Am J Hematol. 1990 Jul;34(3):228-9. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830340315.

Abstract

We report here a patient with acute monoblastic leukemia whose leukemia cells had CD4 (T4) and CD56 (NKH-1) antigens, in addition to CD36 (OKM5) antigen. The leukemia cells did not have NK or ADCC activities. They showed no rearrangements of immunoglobulin heavy (IgH) chain and T cell receptor (TCR)-beta chain genes, indicating that the leukemia cells were nonlymphoid. The presence of this case suggests that leukemia cells could be originated from monocytes with NK-associated antigen without IgH or TCR rearrangements.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antigens, CD / analysis
  • Antigens, Differentiation / analysis
  • Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / analysis*
  • CD36 Antigens
  • CD4 Antigens / analysis*
  • CD56 Antigen
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / immunology*
  • Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / pathology
  • Male
  • Monocytes / immunology

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, Differentiation
  • Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
  • CD36 Antigens
  • CD4 Antigens
  • CD56 Antigen