利用T细胞受体变异β基因谱系分析T细胞急性淋巴细胞白血病病人T细胞克隆性

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目的:分析T细胞-急性淋巴细胞白血病(T-ALL)病人的T细胞克隆性.方法:利用RT-PCR方法分析6例T-ALL和10例正常人外周血单个核细胞中24个T细胞受体变异β(TCR Vβ)基因的CDR3长度,PCR产物再进一步进行基因扫描和序列分析.结果:3例病人的某些TCR Vβ亚家族T细胞呈单克隆或寡克隆性增殖,主要为Vβ2、3、6、9、21和24.其它3例及正常人均表现为多克隆性增殖T细胞.结论:部分T-ALL来自于TCR Vβ亚家族克隆性增殖T细胞.该方法有助于临床上检测微小残留病变.%AIM: To analyze T cell clonality in patients with T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). METHODS: The complementarity determining region 3 (CDR3) size of 24 T cell antigen receptor variable β (TCR Vβ) region gene was analyzed in peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples from 6 T-ALL cases and 10 normal individuals by using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The PCR products were further studied by genescan and sequencing analysis. RESULTS: Some TCR Vβ subfamily T cells display mono- or oligoclonal expansions in 3 cases of T-ALL, predominantly in Vβ2, Vβ3, Vβ6, Vβ9, Vβ21 or Vβ24, respectively. Polyclonal expansions of T cells were found in the other three cases, which could also be found in normal samples. CONCLUSION: A part of T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells may arise from a clonal expansion of TCR Vβ subfamily T cell. This method may be useful for the detection of minimal residual disease in clinical study of the disease.