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Definition / general | Uses by pathologists | Positive staining - normal | Positive staining - diseaseCite this page: Pernick N. CD66b. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/cdmarkerscd66b.html. Accessed January 16th, 2021.
Definition / general
- Also called CEACAM8. NCA-95 and CGM6; formerly CD67
- Cell adhesion molecule capable of activating neutrophils
- Increased expression on peripheral blood neutrophils and eosinophils of rheumatoid arthritis patients (Scand J Immunol 1999;50:433)
Uses by pathologists
- Marker for granulocytes
Positive staining - normal
- Granulocytes
Positive staining - disease
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia (Cancer Res 1990;50:6534), cardiomyocytes in areas of infarction (Cardiovasc Res 1999;41:603)