Transcription profiling of human cytotoxic T cell clone

ABSTRACT: T cells contribute to host-tumor interactions in patients with monoclonal gammopathies. Expansions of CD8+CD57+TCRVβ+ restricted cytotoxic T cell (CTL) clones are found in 48% of patients with multiple myeloma and confer a favorable prognosis. We now report the presence of CTL clones with varying TCRVβ repertoire in 70% of patients with Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinaemia (WM) (n=20). Previous nucleoside analogue (NA) therapy, associated with an increased incidence of transformation to aggressive lymphoma, significantly influenced the presence of TCRVβ expansions (X2=11.6; P<0.001) as 83% of patients without (n=6) and only 7% with TCRVβ expansions (n=14) had received NA. Clonality of CD3+CD8+CD57+TCRVβ+ restricted CTLs were confirmed by TCRVβ CDR3 size analysis and direct sequencing.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Jia Li 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-18313 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress