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Wing C. Chan, MD; Elliott F. Winton, MD; Thomas A. Waldmann, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1986;146(6):1201-1203.

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In normal human peripheral blood, there is a population of large lymphocytes with slightly eccentric nuclei and abundant pale-blue cytoplasm containing many azurophilic granules. These lymphocytes have been termed large granular lymphocytes (LGLs). It is now clear that almost all natural-killer and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxic activity resides in this population of cells.^1,2 Despite their morphologic similarity, immunologic analysis has shown striking heterogeneity in their surface antigens.^3,4 Almost all of these cells bear surface receptors for the Fc fragment of IgG, but some express antigens generally found on T-lymphocytes. Others show surface antigens carried by myelomonocytic cells. This may indicate the presence of multiple distinct subpopulations of cells or a single population of cells expressing different surface antigens at different stages of maturation or functional activity.⁵ Whether LGLs are derived from the T cell or the myelomonocytic lineage is still not clear.

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Reprint requests to Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322 (Dr Chan).

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