Development of a Rapid Whole Blood Flow Cytometry Procedure for the Diagnosis of X-Linked Hyper-IgM Syndrome Patients and Carriers
The CD40 ligand expressed on activated T cells plays a pivotal role in B cell proliferation and differentiation. Mutations in the CD40 ligand gene, which alter its expression on the surface of activated T cells, are associated with the X-linked form of Hyper-IgM syndrome (XHIM). A rapid and simple,...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical immunology and immunopathology 1997-11, Vol.85 (2), p.172-181 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The CD40 ligand expressed on activated T cells plays a pivotal role in B cell proliferation and differentiation. Mutations in the CD40 ligand gene, which alter its expression on the surface of activated T cells, are associated with the X-linked form of Hyper-IgM syndrome (XHIM). A rapid and simple, three-color whole blood flow cytometry procedure was developed for maximal expression and detection of the CD40L on the surface ofin vitroactivated CD4+ T cells. Approximately 90% ofin vitroactivated CD4+ T cells obtained from healthy controls expressed the CD40L compared to only 5% ofin vitroactivated CD4+ T cells obtained from the XHIM patients. The CD40L was expressed on approximately 50% of thein vitroactivated CD4+ T cells obtained from the mothers of XHIM patients, consistent with a diagnosis of their carrier status. This is the first report of a whole blood procedure adapted for routine clinical use which is able to detect abnormal CD40L expression in XHIM patients and carriers. |
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ISSN: | 0090-1229 1090-2341 |
DOI: | 10.1006/clin.1997.4422 |