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Query: EC:3.4.21.7 (
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In 1968, the term hypereosinophilic syndromes (HES) was coined to refer to a spectrum of eosinophil-associated diseases presumed to be caused by an underlying immunological pathology. In the 1990s, the identification of an HES subset with T lymphocyte clonality and production of cytokines, particularly IL-5, validated this concept. Then, in 2002, imatinib mesylate, which was introduced for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia, effectively controlled another subgroup of HES patients. Imatinib's target is a novel constitutively-active kinase. Most imatinib-responsive HES patients show an increased number of bone marrow mast cells and elevated
serum tryptase
; mast cells, lymphocytes and neutrophils express the
novel kinase
. This new information critically modifies our view of HES and indicates that several cell lines are altered and likely to contribute to HES pathophysiology.
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PMID:The hypereosinophilic syndromes: still more heterogeneity. 1621 14
