CD2
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- Summary
- CD2 is a pan t-cell marker. In diagnostic use it may be less reliable than CD3 for identification of T-cell lineage, since loss of CD2 expression is seen in some peripheral T-cell lymphomas, and aberrant expression in AML is recognised (particularly the APL subtype).
Normal expression and function
CD2 forms part of the T-cell receptor complex, mediating adhesion to accessory cells and assisting in the generation and control of intracellular signal transduction. Expression of CD2 is acquired during early T cell ontogeny, preceded by CD7 and cytoplasmic CD3 expression and is then retained through thymic maturation and by peripheral t cells. CD2 is also expressed only by a proportion of normal mast cells but is frequently expressed in systemic mastocytosis.
Diagnostic role
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SUMMARY TABLES
Note The colour and % refer to the proportion of cases expressing the marker. Additional comments on strength, or site of expression (if relevant) are given below the table. For full details of key click here. For further information about a particular disease state click <I> adjacent to the condition name
| Expression in primitive cell types | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AML | B ALL | Burkitt | T ALL | ETP ALL <I> | MPAL <I> | Hgns <I> |
| ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% |
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| Expression in mature B cell neoplasms | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLL | MCL | FL | MZL | HCL | DLBCL | LPL | PCL |
| ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% |
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| Expression in mature T cell neoplasms* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLL | CTCL/Sezary | T-PLL | T-LGL | NK-LGL | ||
| ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ? <5% 5-20% 20-40% 40-80% 80-100% | ||
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