Abstract
Monocyte subset analysis by flow cytometry has been shown to be a useful diagnostic tool in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia in adults. An increase in the classical monocyte fraction (CD14++/CD16−) greater than 94.0% of total monocytes is considered highly sensitive and specific in distinguishing chronic myelomonocytic leukemia from other myeloproliferative disorders. In a pilot study of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia cases, we noted that CD14++/CD16− monocyte fraction was >95% in de novo juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) with somatic PTPN11 mutations but normal in those with monosomy 7 or Noonan syndrome. Monocyte subgroup profiling by itself is not diagnostic of JMML but may distinguish molecular subgroups within JMML.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e28555 |
Journal | Pediatric Blood and Cancer |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2020 |
Keywords
- flow cytometry
- juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- monocyte subsets