title: Chromosome abnormality in a human TCGF-dependent T-lymphocyte culture generated against autologous melanoma cells in vitro.
abstract: Six T-cell growth promoting factor (TCGF)-dependent T-cell cultures and phytohemagglutinin-stimulated peripheral blood lymphocytes from a patient with metatastic malignant melanoma were karyotyped. Three of the TCGF-dependent cultures were noncloned, started after in vitro sensitization against autologous malignant melanoma cells in tissue culture. A fourth was a subculture of one of these. The two remaining T-cell cultures were generated by in vitro sensitization of the same individual's lymphocytes against allogeneic Epstein-Barr virus-transformed B-cell lines. One of the cultures (AV7) and its subculture (AV/LDP39) showed a 17q+ anomaly in 100% of metaphases studied. All other TCGF-dependent T-cell cultures and fresh blood lymphocytes had normal karyotypes. The possible mode of origin of the abnormality and its significance are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007621:Karyotyping; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D010641:Phenotype; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D007376:Interleukin-2