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The French-American-British (FAB) classification system has provided a popular classification for acute leukemias based on cell morphology and cytochemistry [1]. However, difficulties with some diagnostic criteria are evident. The major difficulties include distinguishing Ml from L2 in cases where peroxidase staining is negative [10]. Immunophenotyping using fluorescence microscopy or flow cytometry has emerged as an essential tool for the categorization of acute leukemias. A number of more recent papers have described the use of immunocytochemical labeling employing the alkaline phosphatase/anti-alkaline phosphatase (APAAP) method and light microscopy [4,6,9,16]. Immunocytochemistry has some advantages: simultaneous staining for immunoprofile and morphology, small sample quantity, enhanced sensitivity, long-term storage, and no expensive instrumentation. In this paper we describe the diagnostic value of the APAAP technique in 61 consecutive patients with acute leukemia.
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Oertel, J., Oertel, B., Kleiner, S., Huhn, D. (1993). Immunophenotyping of Adult Acute Leukemia by Immuno-Alkaline Phosphatase Labeling. In: Fleischer, J. (eds) Leukemias. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77083-8_9
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