title: PER-117: a new human ALL cell line with an immature thymic phenotype.
abstract: A new cell line, PER-117, was established from bone marrow cells of an eighteen months old boy with an acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). The leukaemic origin of cell line PER-117 is indicated by its cytochemical, immunological and cytogenetic similarity to the patient's fresh leukaemic cells. PER-117 carries a marker chromosome which was identified as a translocation between chromosomes 1 and 11. The surface marker analysis revealed that the phenotype of PER-117 is RFB-1+, RFT-1+ (CD5), 3A1+ (CD7), OKT 9+, OKT 10+ and HLA-DR-. Thus, this cell line appears to represent a prothymocyte or stage I thymocyte and preliminary data suggest that it can be induced in vitro to further differentiate.
authors.forename: U R
authors.initials: UR
authors.lastname: Kees
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Herrmann
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D002460:Cell Line; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007621:Karyotyping; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D014178:Translocation, Genetic
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface