Table 2.

Yield of CD34+CD38+ and CD34+CD38 cells by FACS and detection of clonotypic T-cell receptor Vδ2-Dδ3 rearrangements in remission marrow

PatientRemission marrow*Detection limit of leukemic cell DNA diluted into normal DNAImmunophenotype of diagnostic bone marrowPresence of clonotypic TCR Vδ2-Dδ3 rearrangement in CD34+CD38 cells
No. CD34+CD38+ cellsNo. CD34+ CD38cells% CD34+% CD38+
20 160 6245 1:105 87 90 
96 736 1970 1:104 27 58 − 
271 889 1022 1:104 83 90 − 
261 749 3330 1:106 80 76 
216 307 732 1:104 81 30 − 
207 308 480 1:103 48 99 − 
249 144 583 1:103 80 97 − 
472 271 401 1:104 35 97 
271 344 5070 1:104 97 62 
10 20 006 485 1:103 99 − 
PatientRemission marrow*Detection limit of leukemic cell DNA diluted into normal DNAImmunophenotype of diagnostic bone marrowPresence of clonotypic TCR Vδ2-Dδ3 rearrangement in CD34+CD38 cells
No. CD34+CD38+ cellsNo. CD34+ CD38cells% CD34+% CD38+
20 160 6245 1:105 87 90 
96 736 1970 1:104 27 58 − 
271 889 1022 1:104 83 90 − 
261 749 3330 1:106 80 76 
216 307 732 1:104 81 30 − 
207 308 480 1:103 48 99 − 
249 144 583 1:103 80 97 − 
472 271 401 1:104 35 97 
271 344 5070 1:104 97 62 
10 20 006 485 1:103 99 − 
*

Shown are numbers of FACS isolated cells from which DNA was extracted. PCR analysis was performed on 100% of cells isolated.

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