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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients

From: Immune escape of multiple myeloma cells results from low miR29b and the ensuing epigenetic silencing of proteasome genes

Characteristic

Controls

MGUS

MM

No. patients

10

20

25

Median age, years (range)

65 (52—77)

62 (49—75)

66 (47—81)

Sex

 Male, n (%)

6 (60)

12 (60)

13 (52)

 Female, n (%)

4 (40)

8 (40)

12 (48)

Iron deficiency anemia, n (%)

7 (70)

N.A

N.A

Thrombocytopenia, n (%)

3 (30)

N.A

N.A

Immunoglobulin subtype, n (%)

 IgG k

N.A

16 (80)

18 (72)

 IgG λ

N.A

2 (10)

3 (12)

 IgA k

N.A

1 (5)

3 (12)

 IgA λ

N.A

1 (5)

1 (4)

International Staging System, n (%)

 I

N.A

N.A

4 (16)

 II

N.A

N.A

10 (40)

 III

N.A

N.A

11 (44)

  1. Abbreviations: MGUS monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, MM multiple myeloma, Ig immunoglobulin, N.A. not applicable