title: Establishment of continuous cultures of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells at diagnosis.
abstract: We have devised methods facilitating the establishment of continuous cultures of T-cell blasts from patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia of T-cell type at diagnosis. The cultured cells closely resemble those of the patients at the time of diagnosis with respect to surface markers, karyotype, and T-cell receptor gene rearrangements. Cultured T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (diagnosis) cells (a) are lymphocytes with a convoluted nucleus; (b) have doubling times of 24-48 h; (c) are dependent for growth on interleukin 2; (d) are reverse transcriptase negative; (e) do not form colonies in methyl cellulose; and (f) are clonal with respect to T-cell receptor beta chain rearrangements. Three T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cultures had a normal diploid karyotype, and one had a 6q- deletion which was also present at the time of diagnosis.
authors: Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Gjerset
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Yu
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Haas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000032:analysis; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002999:Clone Cells; D046508:Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D015333:Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009000:Monocytes / Q000473:pathology; D015260:Neprilysin; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D015260:Neprilysin