title: Possible prognostic value of plasma activity augmenting polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) adherence estimations in untreated patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.
abstract: Plasma activity augmenting polymorphonuclear neutrophils adherence was evaluated in 30 untreated patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. The estimations were done by the use of cells isolated from healthy persons. The plasma of some patients with CML induced the intensive adherence of PMN to plastic surface. Further observations suggested, that these patients were characterized by earlier blast crisis occurrence and poorer prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Internal Medicine, Academy of Medicine, Poznań, Poland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wysocki
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wierusz-Wysocka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wykretowicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D010949:Plasma / Q000502:physiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies