2022
Response to Letter to the Editor: IRF8 is a Reliable Monoblast Marker for Acute Monocytic Leukemias but does not Discriminate Between Monoblasts and Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
Xu ML, Katz SG. Response to Letter to the Editor: IRF8 is a Reliable Monoblast Marker for Acute Monocytic Leukemias but does not Discriminate Between Monoblasts and Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2022, 46: 1739-1739. PMID: 36040049, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001961.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
IRF8 is a Reliable Monoblast Marker for Acute Monocytic Leukemias
Katz SG, Edappallath S, Xu ML. IRF8 is a Reliable Monoblast Marker for Acute Monocytic Leukemias. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2021, 45: 1391-1398. PMID: 34172624, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic myelomonocytic leukemiaAcute monocytic leukemiaBlast countCore biopsyMyelomonocytic leukemiaBone marrowPredictive valueMonocytic leukemiaBone marrow core biopsiesCases of AMoLMarrow core biopsiesAcute myeloid leukemia subtypesExpression of IRF8Acute myeloid leukemiaTrephine core biopsiesReliable surface markersDendritic cell progenitorsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valuePotential biomarker candidatesBlast increaseMonocytic blastsUseful immunostainsBlast percentageReactive monocytosis