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ReviewIndian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion2024

Analytical Appraisal of Hematogones in B-ALL MRD Assessment Using Multidimensional Dot-Plots by Multiparametric Flow Cytometry: A Critical Review and Update.

Nupur Das, Smeeta Gajendra, Ritu Gupta

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Review in Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nupur DasLaboratory Oncology, Dr. BRAIRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 110029 India.
Smeeta GajendraLaboratory Oncology, Dr. BRAIRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 110029 India.
Ritu GuptaLaboratory Oncology, Dr. BRAIRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 110029 India.ORCID 0000-0001-5364-4086

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Abstract

The spectrum of benign B-cell precursors, known as hematogones (HGs), shows a significant morphological and immunophenotypic overlap with their malignant counterpart i.e. B-lymphoid blasts (BLBs). This results in a diagnostic dilemma in assessment of cases wherein there is a physiological preponderance of HGs and also poses a significant challenge in measurable residual disease assessment in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Consequently, expression patterns of various immunophenotypic markers are considered the most important tool in identification and delineation of HGs from BLBs. However, certain aspects of B-cell compartment evaluation by flow cytometric immunophenotyping and its relevance in clinical scenarios is yet to be defined precisely. This review summarizes current flowcytometric data on HGs and its discrimination from BLBs based on thorough review of literature and evaluation of in-house data. Furthermore, it focuses on the utility of an additional analytical tool i.e., radar plot for a comprehensive representation of various subsets of the B-cell compartment and their differentiation from BLBs. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12288-023-01696-5.

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B-ALLFlow cytometryHematogonesMeasurable residual diseaseRadar plot

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PMID38312180
PMCPMC10830989

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