Marker patterns of other AML-related differentiation: Difference between revisions
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|colspan="1" style = "font-size:84%;"|A good marker of erythroid differentiation; however like CD72 does not distinguish neoplastic and reactive cells. It is acquired later in erythroid differentiation and therefore may not be expressed or be confined to a sub-population in AEL. | |colspan="1" style = "font-size:84%;"|A good marker of erythroid differentiation; however like CD72 does not distinguish neoplastic and reactive cells. It is acquired later in erythroid differentiation and therefore may not be expressed or be confined to a sub-population in AEL. | ||
|colspan="2" style = "font-size:90%; color:black;" |'''Abberant phenotype:''' Expression of CD13, CD38 or CD4 may be encountered in some cases. | |||
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Revision as of 19:49, 30 January 2024
Acute erythroid leukaemia (AEL) may be a difficult diagnosis since markers will often not allow cells to be distinguished from a reactive erythroid expansion, and the overlap with cases of myelodysplasia-related AML may have a marked erythroid expansion. In such cases the diagnosis of AEL requires careful exclusion of other disorders by correlation with morphology and other tests.
Markers associated with erythroid differentiation in AML | |||
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General: In AEL cases may vary but may have very weak expression of CD45 and [[HLA-DR}}. In contrast CD34 and often CD117 will be detected. | |||
Specific: Markers of erythroid differentiation are helpful, but require careful interpretation to discriminate from other causes (described below). | |||
CD36 | Expression is expected, but is not fully lineage specific as it may be seen in other AML forms including cases with monocytic or megakaryocytic differentiation. | ||
CD71 | A good marker of early erythroid differentiation that is expected to be expressed, although again not fully lineage specific and also found on reactive erythroid precursors. | ||
CD235 | A good marker of erythroid differentiation; however like CD72 does not distinguish neoplastic and reactive cells. It is acquired later in erythroid differentiation and therefore may not be expressed or be confined to a sub-population in AEL. | Abberant phenotype: Expression of CD13, CD38 or CD4 may be encountered in some cases. |
Markers associated with megakaryocytic differentiation in AML | |
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Most often CD34, CD45 and HLA-DR are weak or negative, although CD13 and CD33 may be expressed | |
CD41 | Platelet glycoprotein IIbIIIa |
CD61 | Platelet glycoprotein IIIa |
CD36 | Relatively non-specific (seen in erythroid and monocytic leukaemias) but often strongly expressed
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