Transient and persistent expansions of large granular lymphocytes (LGL) and NK-associated (NKa) cells: the Yorkshire Leukaemia Group Study.

CS, Scott; SJ, Richards; M, Sivakumaran; M, Short; JA, Child; KM, Hunt; M, McEvoy; AJ, Steed; IC, Balfour; LA, Parapia

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.1993.tb04678.x

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Transient and persistent expansions of large granular lymphocytes (LGL) and NK-associated (NKa) cells: the Yorkshire Leukaemia Group Study.

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Scott CS

Richards SJ

Sivakumaran M

Abstract

A survey of 870 different adult blood samples (primarily from patients with non-haematological disorders) found that 269 (31%) had increased proportions (> 25%) and/or absolute numbers (> 1.0 x 10(9)/l) of morphologically-defined large granular lymphocytes (LGL), and/or phenotypically-defined NK-ass...

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