Table 2

Incidence of clonal gene rearrangements in T and B cell lymphomas and leukaemias

T cell receptorImmunoglobulin
DiseaseTCRBTCRGTCRDIgHIgKIgL
Table  adapted from van Dongen and Wolvers-Tettero77 and Gill and Gulley95.
ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; ATLL, HTLV1 positive adult T cell leukaemia/lymphoma; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; CTLL, cutaneous T cell lymphoma; HCL, hairy cell leukaemia; MF, mycosis fungoides; NHL, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; PLL, prolymphocytic leukaemia.
Lymphoblastic T cell malignancies
    CD3− T ALL8485761600
    CD3+ T ALL9610058600
    Lymphoblastic T NHL7910010330
Mature T cell malignancies
    T CLL8497300
    T PLL100>90257
    ATLL1001000300
    Peripheral T NHL8080204120
    CTLL/MF100100700
Lymphoblastic B cell malignancies
    Null ALL922095139
    Common ALL41665499322
    Pre B ALL234420100820
    B ALL00100
Mature B cell malignancies
    B CLL70010010030
    HCL00010010070
    B NHL6610010030
    Multiple myeloma50010010030