Differential Analysis of Genetic, Epigenetic, and Cytogenetic Abnormalities in AML
Table 1
Characteristics of AML patients.
Patient characteristics
Values (units)
Gender (M/F)
109/91
Age at diagnosis
55.50 ± 16.07 (years)
Race (black/white/NA)
15/183/2
Ethnicity (nonhispanic/hispanic/NA)
194/3/3
Vital status (dead/alive)
133/67
Blasts in peripheral blood (M/F)1
67.76/64.86 (%)
WBC counts after 24 h of storage2
37.246 (k/mm3)
Platelets counts
65.98 (cells/μL)
Blast cell counts
36.28 (cells/μL)
Neutrophil counts after 24 h of storage
12.16 (k/mm3)
Lymphocytes counts
27.50 (cells/μL)
Monocytes counts
12.34 (cells/μL)
Number of patients with cytogenetic abnormalities
106
Number of patients with genetic abnormalities
160
M: male; F: female; NA: not available. 1Blasts = immature white blood cells. More than 20% of blasts is generally required for a diagnosis of AML. 2Number of WBCs reduce after long time storage.
