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  • 1
    ISSN: 1365-3083
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: This paper shows that the seven HA306–320 specific T-cell clones isolated from one individual recognize the peptide complexed to both autologous HLA–DRB1*1101 and allogeneic HLA-DRB1*1601 (or DRB5*0201) molecules. For each T-cell clone, a single T-cell receptor (TCR) is involved in the recognition of these two different peptide-DR complexes as evidenced by cold target competition experiments. Yet, the seven T-cell clones express several different TCRs as judged by Vβ-Jβ usage and fine specificities. Furthermore, one representative clone has the same fine specificity for HA306–320 analogues mutated at epitopic residues irrespective of the use of DR1101 or DR1601 APC. These results suggest that structural differences between DRB1*1101 and DRB1*1601 (or DRB5*0201) do not dramatically influence the orientation of HA306–320 in the grooves such that most residues interacting with TCRs are conserved. In another individual, the same pattern of restriction, i.e. DR1101 + DR1601, was found for several HA306–320 specific clones. Two additional patterns, DR1101 + DR0801 and DR1101 + DR0801 + DR1601, were identified. By comparing DR sequences the authors found that DRB1*1101 and DRB1*1601 share four important motifs, i.e. β85–86, β67–71, β57 and β28–31 supposed to line three distinct HLA-DR pockets. Three of these motifs are also shared with DRB1*0801. All the results further support that the motif similarities allow the peptide to adopt very similar orientations in the cross-reacting DR molecules.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1279-8509
    Keywords: Leukemia, lymphocytic, acute ; Recurrence (diagnosis, differential) ; Neoplasm, residual ; Child, preschool ; Antigen, differentiation, B-lymphocyte
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract In a series of 12 patients (mean age: 3 years at diagnosis) receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, bone marrow examinations performed during hematopoietic recovery following treatment-induced agranulocytosis or completion of maintenance treatment showed at least 15% of non malignant immature cells which were sometimes hardly distinguishable from leukemic cells. No comparable data was observed in patients treated with G-CSF. The cytological features of these cells as well as their immunophenotyping were defined. Results showed that the majority of cells expressed HLA-DR, CD19, CD10 and cytoplasmic IgM but not the CD34 markers. This predominant and homogeneous pre-B cell population which likely represents the expansion of a minor population detectable in normal bone marrow is phenotypically indistinguishable from leukemic cells. The pattern of IgH gene rearrangements studied by PCR amplification of the CDRIII region showed that these cells were polyclonal. Except in one patient, minimal residual disease was not detected using probes specific for IgH or TCR gene rearrangement of the malignant clone. In children during the hematopoietic recovery after chemotherapy, immature marrow cells in great numbers, even with an highly homogenous immunophenotype identical to the malignant clone’s, are not sufficient for the diagnosis of relapse.
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