title: Granulocytic progenitor cells (CFC) in a child with infantile genetic agranulocytosis (IGA) and in phenotypically normal parents.
abstract: Granulocytic progenitor cells (CFC) from the bone marrow of a child with infantile genetic agranulocytosis (IGA) were cultured twice in vitro, and the bone marrow colony-forming ability was found to be elevated. Nevertheless, when the colony-forming ability was considered in view of the differential marrow cell count and the level of circulating granulocytes, an ineffective granulopoiesis was suggested. In this patient, the blood culture showed a high number of circulating CFC. Bone marrow and blood CFC cultures were also done for the child's two parents, who were phenotypically normal and unquestionably blood-related. The number of circulating CFC was low for the father and normal for the mother. The marrow colony-forming ability of both parents was greatly reduced at the time of two cultures. This fact could constitute a way to detect the risk of IGA in descendants of blood-related subjects.
mesh_terms: D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D001769:Blood; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D010641:Phenotype
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media