Table 3.

Variations in median CD34+ cell apoptosis, proliferation, and Bcl-2–related protein ratios according to karyotype

CharacteristicGood risk (range)Intermediate risk (range)Poor risk (range)PChromosome 7 abnormalities (range)P
Apoptosis (%) 55.1  (2.1-93.6) 46.1  (9.9-83.8) 25.9  (3-86.5) .02 23.4  (3-56.9) .0007 
Proliferation (%) 27.6  (4-75.8) 24.9  (8-38.5) 28.6  (1.9-69.5) N/S 23.6  (1.9-52.6) N/S 
A:P ratio 1.79  (0.16-5.7) 1.91  (1.37-3.4) 1.54  (0.8-12.2) N/S 1.79  (0.85-5.67) N/S 
Bax/Bad:Bcl-2/Bcl-X ratio 2.36  (1.17-9.42) 1.14  (0.06-5.77) 1.17  (0.4-2.89) .03 1.17  (0.4-2.89) .08 
CharacteristicGood risk (range)Intermediate risk (range)Poor risk (range)PChromosome 7 abnormalities (range)P
Apoptosis (%) 55.1  (2.1-93.6) 46.1  (9.9-83.8) 25.9  (3-86.5) .02 23.4  (3-56.9) .0007 
Proliferation (%) 27.6  (4-75.8) 24.9  (8-38.5) 28.6  (1.9-69.5) N/S 23.6  (1.9-52.6) N/S 
A:P ratio 1.79  (0.16-5.7) 1.91  (1.37-3.4) 1.54  (0.8-12.2) N/S 1.79  (0.85-5.67) N/S 
Bax/Bad:Bcl-2/Bcl-X ratio 2.36  (1.17-9.42) 1.14  (0.06-5.77) 1.17  (0.4-2.89) .03 1.17  (0.4-2.89) .08 

A:P indicates apopotosis:proliferation ratio; N/S, not significant.

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