The aim of the present study was to compare the immunofluorescence technique (IF) with
the immunoenzymatic (IE) alkaline phosphatase-antialkaline phosphatase method for the …

Dear Editor, Unlike in other acute myeloid leukemias (AMLs), in acute promyelocytic
leukemia (APL), bleeding is the most common cause of early death. Thus, prompt treatment …

The molecules detected by CD34 and CD56 monoclonal antibodies are simultaneously
expressed in approximately 20% of childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cases, and this …

Abstract C-kit receptor (CD117) and its ligand, stem cell factor, play a key role in normal
hematopoiesis. It has been demonstrated that its expression extremely increases in …

The hemopoletic stem cell marker CD34 has been reported to be a useful predictor of
treatment outcome in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Previous data suggested that CD34 …

The disease spectrum of natural killer (NK) cell leukemias and lymphomas has recently
been expanding with the continuing evolution in diagnostic concepts. We describe here …

T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is an aggressive hematological malignancy,
accounting for~ 25% of all adult cases of ALL. We herein report a case of T-cell ALL …

3. Droll A, Dougherty ST, Chiu RK, et al. Adhesive interactions between alternatively spliced
CD44 isoforms. J Biol Chem 1995; 270: 11567-73. 4. Rafi A, Nagarkatti M, Nagarkatti PS …

CD47 is a “don't eat me” signal to phagocytes, that is overexpressed in solid and blood
tumors and represents a key mechanism of immune evasion in cancer. 1 Engagement of …

Abstract Inv (16)(p13q22) and t (16; 16)(p13; q22) are cytogenetic hallmarks of acute
myelomonoblastic leukaemia, most of them associated with abnormal bone marrow …