title: Rearrangement of immunoglobulin and T cell antigen receptor genes in acute myeloid leukemia with lymphoid-associated markers.
abstract: Ten cases of adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML) displaying lymphoid-associated markers CD7 and/or terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) have been investigated for rearrangement of immunoglobulin and T cell antigen receptor beta and gamma genes. Two of six TdT+ cases had clonally rearranged Ig genes, whereas six of eight CD7+ AMLs, including three that were TdT+, had a germ line configuration of both immunoglobulin and T cell receptor beta and gamma genes. A single case of CD7+ TdT- AML had clonal rearrangement of all three genes. These results indicate that expression of TdT and/or CD7 is not accompanied by gene rearrangement in most cases of adult AML. A minority of cases, displaying lymphoid-associated phenotypic markers and accompanying gene rearrangement, may represent a distinct subgroup of AML that arises from a rare, primitive stem cell, possessing extensive multilineage potential.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000032:analysis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D004253:DNA Nucleotidylexotransferase / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics*; D010641:Phenotype; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D004253:DNA Nucleotidylexotransferase