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  • Title: [Morphological, ultrastructural, cytochemical and functional analysis of neutrophils deficient in myeloperoxidase].
    Author: Lanza F, Spisani S, Fietta A, Traniello S.
    Journal: Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper; 1985 Mar 30; 61(3):453-9. PubMed ID: 2992545.
    Abstract:
    Eighteen patients with established hereditary myeloperoxidase deficiency underwent morphological, ultrastructural, cytochemical and functional analysis in order to correlate the lack of peroxidase from phagocytes with other leucocyte activities. Cytochemical and ultrastructural findings only confirmed the peroxidase defect in neutrophil and monocyte population, whereas normal peroxidase activity was detected in eosinophil granulocytes ("Alius-Grignaschi anomaly"). Morphological analysis, as determined by both ligh and electron microscopy, showed in two patients with total MPO-deficiency a large number of neutrophils (50-60%) with nuclear abnormalities very similar to Pelger-Huet's heterozygous form (two lobed neutrophils having a typical pince-nez appearance and a nuclear chromatin coarser than that of normal PMNL). Other 2 cases displayed a 50-60% five-lobed neutrophils, as occur in congenital nuclear hypersegmentation of PMNL. These findings suggest that Alius-Grignaschi anomaly and Pelger-Huet syndrome can be found associated in the same individuals, since both these abnormalities have a genetic origin. Finally, since an impaired bactericidal and fungicidal activity was observed, no patients displayed particular susceptibility to persistent or severe infections, thus confirming the presence of MPO-independent enzymatic systems.
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