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Further evidence for the B-cell nature of hairy cells

A study using immunostaining of splenic tissue with a wide panel of monoclonal antibodies

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Phenotypic characterization of neoplastic cells from 5 patients with hairy cell leukemia (HCL) was performed with 29 monoclonal and 6 polyclonal (anti-Ig) antibodies using immunoperoxidase staining of fresh frozen splenic tissue. Monotypic Ig was expressed in 4 cases, one case was non-expressive. Strong staining was obtained in all cases by monoclonal antibodies (MAs) specific for 3 pan-B-lymphocyte antigens (by anti-B 1, To 15, anti-Leu 12). Five other B-cell related antigens detectable with appropriate MAs (BA-1, anti-B 2, DAKO-C 3 b R, Tü 1, 38.13) were absent in all cases. The stainings with 13 T-cell associated MAs (OKT 3, OKT 4, anti-Leu 3 a, OKT 6, OKT 8, Tü 68, OKT 10, anti-Lyt 2, Tü 71, OKT 11, anti-Lyt 3, Tü 14, Tü 33) were all negative. Stainings with 4 MAs recognizing myelocytic and/or monocytic antigens (OKM 1, anti-Mo 1, anti-Mo 2, 3 C 4) were also negative. We included 14 frozen biopsies with B-type chronic lymphatic leukemia (B-CLL) into our immunohistological study in order to establish phenotypic differences between HCL and B-CLL. Five MAs (Tü 1, anti-Lyt 2, Tü 71, BA-1 and anti-B 2) gave consistently negative staining in HCL cases but positive staining in most or all B-CLL cases. The study provides significant evidence for the B-cell nature of HCL and also establishes important phenotypic differences between HCL and B-CLL.

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  1. Kommunehospitalet, The University Institute of Pathology, Denmark

    G. Pallesen, G. Kerndrup & J. Ellegaard

  2. the University Department of Medicine and Haematology, Amtssygehuset, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark

    G. Pallesen, G. Kerndrup & J. Ellegaard

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This study was supported by grant No. 20/80 from the Danish Cancer Society

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Pallesen, G., Kerndrup, G. & Ellegaard, J. Further evidence for the B-cell nature of hairy cells. Blut 49, 395–403 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00319888

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