title: Human leucocyte antigen class I and killer immunoglobulin-like receptor expression patterns in T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukaemia.
abstract: T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukaemia (T-LGLL) is often associated with suppression of haematopoiesis through unknown mechanisms. Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) binding human-leucocyte antigen (HLA)-I in an allele-specific manner are frequently expressed by T-LGLL cells. HLA-I genotyping was performed in seven T-LGLL cases in which the neoplastic cells were known to express a single KIR isoform (CD158a, CD158b or CD158e). Five cases showed absence of the cognate HLA-I antigen for the expressed KIR isoform, resulting in KIR/HLA-I 'mismatch'. Cytopenias occurred in all five 'mismatch' patients but not in two patients with 'match', suggesting that KIR/HLA-I mismatch may contribute to the suppression of haematopoiesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Grzegorz S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Nowakowski
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Morice
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Phyliky
authors.forename: Chin-Yang
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ayalew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tefferi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000097:blood*; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D015458:Leukemia, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000097:blood*; D054340:Receptors, KIR; D054342:Receptors, KIR2DL1; D054344:Receptors, KIR2DL3; D054341:Receptors, KIR3DL1
chemical_list: D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D054340:Receptors, KIR; D054342:Receptors, KIR2DL1; D054344:Receptors, KIR2DL3; D054341:Receptors, KIR3DL1