Research Article

Increased Oxidative Damage Associated with Unfavorable Cytogenetic Subgroups in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Table 1

Summary of clinical and cytogenetic characteristics of the CLL cases included in the present study.

Patient characteristics ( )   

Age (years)71 (47–92)
Male 30 (54.5%)
Binet stage
 A49 (89.1%)
 B5 (9.1%)
 C1 (1.8%)
White blood cell count (×109/L) 28.6 (7.30–240.0)
Lymphocyte count (×109/L)23.2 (5.6–233)
Hemoglobin (g/L)13.8 (9.1–16.8)
Platelet count (9109/L)189.0 (20.0–373.0)
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) 358.0 (115–1086.0)
-Microglobulin (mg/L)2.3 (1.0–6.54)
ZAP70 positive* ( )22 (59.4%)
CD38 positive* ( )12 (26.6%)
FISH abnormalities
 del(13q14)18 (32.7%)
 Trisomy 128 (14.5%)
 del(11q22)6 (11.0%)
 del(17p13)6 (11.0%)
 Normal FISH17 (31.0%)

Values are given as median (range) or number (%).
Positivity was considered when ZAP70 > 20% and CD38 > 30%.