Connexin 43 Communication Channels in Follicular Dendritic Cell Development and in Follicular Lymphomas

Table 1

Clinicopathological data of follicular lymphomas studied.

		Bone marrow involvement		Total
		Presence	Absence
Sex	Female	12 (60%)	9 (60%)	21 (60%)
	Male	8 (40%)	6 (40%)	14 (40%)
Age at diagnosis	Median	48.65	49.67	49.16
	Range	26–82	33–74	26–82
Grade	1	1 (5%)	3 (20%)	5 (12.5%)
	2	16 (80%)	6 (40%)	24 (60%)
	3	3 (15%)	6 (40%)	11 (27.5%)
Histologic pattern	Follicular	20 (100%)	12 (85%)	32 (92.5%)
	Diffuse	0 (0%)	3 (15%)	3 (7.5%)
FLIPI	Low	2	9	11
	Intermediate	12	5	17
	High	6	1	7
Treatment response	Complete remission	5	13	18
	Partial remission	13	2	15
	No response	2	0	2