CD3+CD4-CD8+NKk- large granular lymphocytosis with neutropenia and evidence for clonality and T-cell receptor gene rearrangement: Two pediatric cases

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 495-498

  Krishna, Mamidipudi T ^a   Hodges, Elizabeth ^a   Lavender, Frances L ^a   Harris, Susan ^a   Gennery, Andrew ^a   Cant, Andrew ^a   Gibson, Brenda ^a   Wilkie, Rosalie ^a   Darbyshire, Philip ^a   Smith, John L ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clonality; Large granula lymphocytosis; Neutropenia; Polymerase chain reaction; T cell receptor gene rearrangement

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CYCLOSPORIN A; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLONAL VARIATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTOSIS; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPENIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANTIGENS, CD3; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHILD; CLONE CELLS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYCLOSPORINE; GENE REARRANGEMENT, BETA-CHAIN T-CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; GENES, T-CELL RECEPTOR BETA; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA;

EID: 0036694372     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200208000-00018     Document Type: Article

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