Phenotype for CML cells

From: Roger Burger (Roger@cpd2.usu.edu)
Date: Mon Dec 11 1995 - 14:21:03 EST


I have recently been asked to work with some peripheral blood cells from a
bone marrow transplant recipient with CML.  I would like to be able to
isolate the leukemic cells from the other leukocytes and was wondering if
someone could tell me if these cells have a specific phenotype I can look
for.  I suspect that these cells are CD34+ DR+ and at some point following
blast crisis they express CD19 but I am not to sure on this and hope that
one of you working in a clinical stetting can help me with this.

I also want to culture these cells in vitro and have a 1993 paper by Morel,
et al, suggesting the use of sCD23 and IL-7 in culture.   I plan to use the
CML cells as stimulators for CTL and eventually targets for measuring CTL
reponse.  I will need to keep them in culture for several weeks.  Again any
ideas on this topic would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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Arly A. Helm, nutritionist, lactation consultant email: arly@cc.usu.edu
Roger A. Burger         E-mail: Roger@cpd2.usu.edu
Research Immunologist
Center for Persons with Disabilities
Utah State University
Logan, UT  84322-6800
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