title: Ferritin deposits in peripheral blood lymphocytes of Hodgkin's disease patients.
abstract: In view of the reported associations of Hodgkin's disease and ferritin, an electron microscopic study of the peripheral blood lymphocytes of these patients was done. In 5 out of the 6 patients studied intracellular ferritin deposits were seen. No such deposits were seen in the lymphocytes of healthy subjects or in those of a patient with beta-thalassemia. The lymphocyte ferritin accumulation in Hodgkin's disease can arise either from increased synthesis or from phagocytosis.
mesh_terms: D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010587:Phagocytosis; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005293:Ferritins