General population low-count CLL-like MBL persists over time without clinical progression, although carrying the same cytogenetic abnormalities of CLL.

نویسندگان

  • Claudia Fazi
  • Lydia Scarfò
  • Lorenza Pecciarini
  • Francesca Cottini
  • Antonis Dagklis
  • Agnieszka Janus
  • Anna Talarico
  • Cristina Scielzo
  • Cinzia Sala
  • Daniela Toniolo
  • Federico Caligaris-Cappio
  • Paolo Ghia
چکیده

Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL) is classified as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)-like, atypical CLL, and CD5(-) MBL. The number of B cells per microliter divides CLL-like MBL into MBL associated with lymphocytosis (usually detected in a clinical setting) and low-count MBL detected in the general population (usually identified during population screening). After a median follow-up of 34 months we reevaluated 76 low-count MBLs with 5-color flow cytometry: 90% of CLL-like MBL but only 44.4% atypical CLL and 66.7% CD5(-) MBL persisted over time. Population-screening CLL-like MBL had no relevant cell count change, and none developed an overt leukemia. In 50% of the cases FISH showed CLL-related chromosomal abnormalities, including monoallelic or biallelic 13q deletions (43.8%), trisomy 12 (1 case), and 17p deletions (2 cases). The analysis of the T-cell receptor β (TRBV) chains repertoire showed the presence of monoclonal T-cell clones, especially among CD4(high)CD8(low), CD8(high)CD4(low) T cells. TRBV2 and TRBV8 were the most frequently expressed genes. This study indicates that (1) the risk of progression into CLL for low-count population-screening CLL-like MBL is exceedingly rare and definitely lower than that of clinical MBL and (2) chromosomal abnormalities occur early in the natural history and are possibly associated with the appearance of the typical phenotype.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Blood

دوره 118 25  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011