Table 1.

Colony formation from BM cells of patients with JMML and healthy adults



No. of colonies formed, 2 × 104 BM NPMNCs

GM colonies in total colonies, %
Case no.
GM-CSF absent
GM-CSF present*
GM-CSF absent
GM-CSF present*
Patients with JMML     
    1   135 ± 23   160 ± 14   97   99  
    2   153 ± 33   190 ± 22   100   100  
    3   44 ± 12   121 ± 13   98   100  
    4   193 ± 34   168 ± 33   97   99  
    5   131 ± 32   177 ± 32   95   99  
    6   46 ± 11   94 ± 21   100   100  
    7   152 ± 21   206 ± 16   96   99  
    8   217 ± 31   198 ± 22   99   98  
    Mean ± SD   137 ± 41   160 ± 36   98 ± 2   99 ± 0.2  
Healthy adults     
    1   0 ± 0   155 ± 22   NA   93  
    2   0 ± 0   28 ± 13   NA   65  
    3   0 ± 0   234 ± 35   NA   84  
    4   0 ± 0   104 ± 21   NA   91  
    5   0 ± 0   200 ± 22   NA   95  
    6   0 ± 0   203 ± 19   NA   97  
    Mean ± SD
 
0 ± 0
 
154 ± 23
 
NA
 
87 ± 11
 


No. of colonies formed, 2 × 104 BM NPMNCs

GM colonies in total colonies, %
Case no.
GM-CSF absent
GM-CSF present*
GM-CSF absent
GM-CSF present*
Patients with JMML     
    1   135 ± 23   160 ± 14   97   99  
    2   153 ± 33   190 ± 22   100   100  
    3   44 ± 12   121 ± 13   98   100  
    4   193 ± 34   168 ± 33   97   99  
    5   131 ± 32   177 ± 32   95   99  
    6   46 ± 11   94 ± 21   100   100  
    7   152 ± 21   206 ± 16   96   99  
    8   217 ± 31   198 ± 22   99   98  
    Mean ± SD   137 ± 41   160 ± 36   98 ± 2   99 ± 0.2  
Healthy adults     
    1   0 ± 0   155 ± 22   NA   93  
    2   0 ± 0   28 ± 13   NA   65  
    3   0 ± 0   234 ± 35   NA   84  
    4   0 ± 0   104 ± 21   NA   91  
    5   0 ± 0   200 ± 22   NA   95  
    6   0 ± 0   203 ± 19   NA   97  
    Mean ± SD
 
0 ± 0
 
154 ± 23
 
NA
 
87 ± 11
 

NA indicates not applicable.

*

GM-CSF was used at a concentration of 10 ng/mL, which induced an optimal response among normal BM cells.

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