We report a case of Sezary syndrome with two abnormal CD4+ T-cell populations detected in the peripheral blood by flow cytometry immunophenotyping and DNA cell content, suggesting a biclonal T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. Despite these findings, molecular analysis of the T-cell receptor genes was consistent with a monoclonal T-cell proliferation, supporting the existence of intraclonal diversity rather than a true biclonal disease. The patient achieved a transient response with 2-deoxycoformycin, with a selective decrease of the larger/hyperploid T-cell population; later on, an increased representation of this T-cell population was observed concomitantly with clinical relapse.
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Granjo, E., Lima, M., Lopes, J. M., Cunha, N., Teixeira, M. D. A., Santos, F., … Matutes, E. (2002). Intraclonal diversity in a Sezary syndrome with a differential response to 2-deoxycoformycin of the two lymphoma cell populations. British Journal of Haematology, 119(3), 629–633. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2141.2002.03889.x
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