title: [ZAP-70 expression in 24 patients with B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia].
abstract: To explore the ZAP-70 expression in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and its relationship with other prognostic factors, the expressions of ZAP-70 protein and CD38 in bone marrow or peripheral blood of 24 patients with B-CLL were determined by four-color flow cytometry. The results showed that ZAP-70 was positively expressed in 37.5% of all B-CLL patients, 20% (3/15) patients in Binet A stage, and 66.7% in Binet B + C. The expression of ZAP-70 had significant difference between Binet A and Binet B + C (P < 0.05). CD38 was expressed in 29.1% of B-CLL patients and 3 out of these cases were in stage A, 2 out of 3 cases in stage A co-expressed CD38 and ZAP-70. The expression of CD38 had no significant difference between Binet A and Binet B + C stage (P > 0.05). ZAP-70+ and CD38+ were both expressed in 83.3% of B-CLL patients (P < 0.05). It is concluded that ZAP-70 protein can be routinely measured by flow cytometry in the laboratory. High expression of ZAP-70 is correlated with other prognostic factors such as clinic stage, chromosome abnormalities and CD38 in B-CLL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province People Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jian-Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guang-Rong
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jun-Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D051997:ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D051746:ZAP-70 Protein-Tyrosine Kinase / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D051746:ZAP-70 Protein-Tyrosine Kinase; D051997:ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1