Normal or reactive minor cell populations in bone marrow and peripheral blood mimic minimal residual leukemia by flow cytometry.
Weijie LiRuth MorganRoxanne NiederSa TruongSahibu Sultan M HabeebuAtif A AhmedPublished in: Cytometry. Part B, Clinical cytometry (2020)
These data confirm the presence of a variety of normal/reactive minor cell populations that could mimic MRD of acute leukemia by FCM. Recognizing these MRD mimickers is important for correct FCM MRD interpretation.