Diagnostic use of an antiserum made against acute lymphoid leukemia associated antigen.
Anti-ALL serum is used to distinguish common non-T, non-B ALL from Thy-ALL and "lymphoid" from myeloid blast crisis in Ph1-positive leukemia. This has prognostic and therapeutic implications.
D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012698:Serologic Tests
D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm