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ReviewHaematologica2025

T-cell clones of uncertain significance. When is the rogue clone dangerous?

Gianpietro Semenzato, Antonella Teramo, Giulia Calabretto, Renato Zambello

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Review in Haematologica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Gianpietro SemenzatoUniversity of Padova, Department of Medicine, Hematology Unit; Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova. g.semenzato@unipd.it.
Antonella TeramoUniversity of Padova, Department of Medicine, Hematology Unit; Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova.
Giulia CalabrettoUniversity of Padova, Department of Medicine, Hematology Unit; Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova.
Renato ZambelloUniversity of Padova, Department of Medicine, Hematology Unit; Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T-cell large granular lymphocyte clones that persist over time and that exhibit molecular and immunophenotypic features closely resembling those of T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia (T-LGLL) may be detectable in individuals who lack any clinical or laboratory features supporting a diagnosis of a T-cell malignancy. This condition represents a potential precursor state termed T-cell clones of uncertain significance (T-CUS). T-CUS represents the even more benign extreme of the wide spectrum of clonal T-large granular lymphocyte proliferations, emphasizing the need for an appropriate multiparametric diagnostic assessment that avoids misdiagnosis of T-cell neoplasia. This approach should overcome numerical cut-offs as the sole criteria to differentiate the benign condition from the related malignancies. In particular, genomic aberrancies might prospectively identify individuals who are at risk of progression to a full-blown T-cell malignancy. We herein discuss the significance of these T-cell clones in both healthy and disease states, suggesting molecular assays for tracking early steps of disease.

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Clone CellsT-LymphocytesClonal EvolutionHumansImmunophenotypingLeukemia, Large Granular Lymphocytic

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PMID39363880
PMCPMC11694120

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