| Literature DB >> 2121298 |
Abstract
Leukemic cells of a 20 year old patient, suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, were characterized by surface marker and functional analysis. A significant cell population within this type of leukemia expresses concomitantly the CD4 and CD8 antigen on the same cell and might represent a new differentiation stage of T-cells with the gamma/delta receptor. The leukemic cells show a distinct pattern of growth response to mitogens and lymphokines, which might correlate to their differentiation stage. Moreover, a "natural killer"-like activity can be induced in these cells by IL-2.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2121298 DOI: 10.1007/bf01744133
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Blut ISSN: 0006-5242