title: Heterogeneous TCR delta Vdelta2-Ddelta3 rearrangements and their relation to IgH and TCR gamma gene status in childhood B cell precursor leukaemias.
abstract: In this study we aimed to test the hypothesis that leukaemias with oligoclonal Vdelta2-Ddelta3 rearrangements are clonal at the IgH and TCRG gene status and that the oligoclonality is a poor prognostic marker. In ten leukaemias the individual Vdelta2-Ddelta3 rearrangements characterised different populations as deduced from single cell analysis and/or from densitometric differences of PCR products. Five of these leukaemias were clonal by the IgH and/or TCRG gene status. We therefore conclude that ALL is a clonal disease despite the presence of heterogeneous TCRD rearrangements. Our clinical data show that oligoclonality at the TCRD level does not represent an adverse prognostic factor.
authors.affiliation: Children's Cancer Research Institute, St. Anna Kinderspital, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kressler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panzer
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Ghali
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gadner
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Panzer-Grümayer
mesh_terms: D000782:Aneuploidy; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D016694:Gene Rearrangement, delta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D006801:Humans; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics*; D007223:Infant; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D015452:Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / Q000235:genetics*; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta