Table 1
Patient diagnostic data and FISH results.
| n | Sex-Age | Prognosis | Rai Stage | Binet Stage | FISH Results | (WBC 109/L) | Hb (g/dL) | Platelet (109/L) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| del(13q) | del(17p) | +12 | Normala | ||||||||
| 1 | F-75 | bad | 1 | B | [–] | [+] | [–] | [–] | 12.6 | 12.7 | 166.0 |
| 2 | M-71 | good | 0 | A | [–] | [–] | [–] | [+] | 23.0 | 12.0 | 203.0 |
| 3 | M-57 | good | 0 | A | [–] | [–] | [–] | [+] | 24.8 | 15.1 | 262.0 |
| 4 | M-56 | good | 3 | A | [–] | [–] | [–] | [+] | 71.4 | 13.2 | 49.0 |
| 5 | F-59 | bad | 2 | B | [–] | [+] | [–] | [–] | 7.9 | 10.9 | 284.0 |
| 6 | F-74 | bad | 2 | B | [–] | [+] | [–] | [–] | 108.6 | 10.3 | 190.0 |
| 7 | F-63 | bad | 2 | A | [–] | [+] | [–] | [–] | 35.4 | 13.4 | 185.0 |
| 8 | M-80 | bad | 2 | A | [–] | [+] | [–] | [–] | 3.6 | 12.9 | 104.0 |
| 9 | F-62 | bad | 0 | A | [–] | [–] | [+] | [–] | 190.2 | 12.0 | 192.0 |
| 10 | M-67 | bad | 2 | A | [–] | [–] | [+] | [–] | 142.6 | 11.6 | 81.0 |
| 11 | F-65 | bad | 0 | A | [–] | [–] | [+] | [–] | 5.2 | 12.1 | 144.0 |
| 12 | F-74 | bad | 2 | A | [–] | [–] | [+] | [–] | 179.7 | 11.9 | 321.0 |
| 13 | F-86 | bad | 3 | A | [–] | [–] | [+] | [–] | 213.0 | 8.6 | 113.0 |
| 14 | M-60 | good | 3 | A | [–] | [–] | [–] | [+] | 51.7 | 9.4 | 137.0 |
| 15 | M-46 | good | 2 | A | [–] | [–] | [–] | [+] | 15.0 | 14.4 | 184.0 |
| 16 | M-54 | good | 0 | A | [–] | [–] | [–] | [+] | 41.9 | 13.8 | 352.0 |
| 17 | F-61 | good | 1 | A | [–] | [–] | [–] | [+] | 11.8 | 12.1 | 148.0 |
| 18 | F-67 | good | 0 | A | [–] | [–] | [–] | [+] | 195.3 | 10.8 | 188.0 |
| 19 | F-53 | good | 2 | B | [–] | [–] | [–] | [+] | 39.8 | 11.4 | 135.0 |
| 20 | M-67 | good | 0 | A | [+] | [–] | [–] | [–] | 74.6 | 12.4 | 183.0 |
| 21 | M-62 | good | 2 | A | [+] | [–] | [–] | [–] | 121.4 | 14.5 | 294.0 |
| 22 | M-68 | good | 0 | A | [+] | [–] | [–] | [–] | 37.7 | 13.9 | 197.0 |
| 23 | F-46 | good | 1 | A | [+] | [–] | [–] | [–] | 59.4 | 12.3 | 91.0 |
| 24 | M-58 | good | 2 | B | [+] | [–] | [–] | [–] | 201.4 | 11.1 | 101.0 |
| 25 | M-66 | good | 0 | A | [+] | [–] | [–] | [–] | 43.9 | 12.3 | 88.0 |
| 26 | M-61 | good | 4 | C | [+] | [–] | [–] | [–] | 110.0 | 13.9 | 39.0 |
| 27 | M-51 | good | 2 | A | [+] | [–] | [–] | [–] | 98.5 | 14.3 | 250.0 |
| 28 | F-78 | good | 3 | B | [+] | [–] | [–] | [–] | 13.7 | 11.0 | 324.0 |
| 29 | F-63 | good | 0 | A | [+] | [–] | [–] | [–] | 113.3 | 11.5 | 178.0 |
| 30 | M-64 | good | 0 | A | [+] | [–] | [–] | [–] | 432.0 | 15.3 | 206.0 |
Table 2
The mean difference values of the patient and control group according to average ᐃCt and fold change.
| Gene | Average Ct | Average ᐃCt | 2-ᐃCt | Fold Change | p Value | Fold Regulation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLL | Control | CLL | Control | CLL | Control | CLL/ Control | 95% CI | CLL/ Control | ||
| APAF1 | 26.57 | 25.28 | 7.72 | 7.54 | 0.004695 | 0.005368 | 0.87 | 0.78-0.96 | 0.072729 | -1.14 |
| ATM | 27.85 | 27.91 | 9.01 | 10.17 | 0.001936 | 0.000869 | 2.23 | 1.67-2.79 | <0.001 | 2.23 |
| ATR | 29.00 | 29.41 | 10.17 | 11.67 | 0.000871 | 0.000307 | 2.83 | 2.23-3.43 | <0.001 | 2.83 |
| BAX | 25.61 | 25.87 | 6.78 | 8.13 | 0.009116 | 0.003578 | 2.55 | 2.15-2.95 | <0.001 | 2.55 |
| CASP9 | 27.35 | 27.58 | 8.52 | 9.84 | 0.002723 | 0.001091 | 2.50 | 2.06-2.94 | <0.001 | 2.50 |
| CDK4 | 26.92 | 27.96 | 8.09 | 10.22 | 0.003672 | 0.000839 | 4.38 | 3.20-5.56 | <0.001 | 4.38 |
| CDKN1A | 27.59 | 26.82 | 8.75 | 9.08 | 0.002315 | 0.001852 | 1.25 | 0.97-1.53 | 0.066 | 1.25 |
| CDKN2A | 30.50 | 32.77 | 11.67 | 15.02 | 0.000307 | 0.000030 | 10.22 | 7.14-13.3 | <0.001 | 10.22 |
| CHEK1 | 31.37 | 31.58 | 12.54 | 13.83 | 0.000168 | 0.000068 | 2.45 | 1.98-2.92 | <0.001 | 2.45 |
| CHEK2 | 29.45 | 30.42 | 10.62 | 12.68 | 0.000638 | 0.000152 | 4.18 | 3.02-5.34 | <0.001 | 4.18 |
| E2F1 | 31.44 | 30.88 | 12.60 | 13.14 | 0.000161 | 0.000111 | 1.45 | 1.04-1.86 | 0.012741 | 1.45 |
| E2F3 | 28.88 | 27.09 | 10.05 | 9.34 | 0.000944 | 0.001541 | 0.61 | 0.53-0.69 | <0.001 | -1.63 |
| GADD45A | 31.94 | 31.14 | 13.10 | 13.39 | 0.000114 | 0.000093 | 1.22 | 0.90-1.54 | 0.121 | 1.22 |
| MCL1 | 23.34 | 21.85 | 4.51 | 4.11 | 0.043950 | 0.057965 | 0.76 | 0.66-0.86 | <0.001 | -1.32 |
| MDM2 | 25.77 | 25.60 | 6.93 | 7.86 | 0.008184 | 0.004312 | 1.90 | 1.56-2.24 | <0.001 | 1.90 |
| MDM4 | 27.43 | 28.00 | 8.60 | 10.26 | 0.002577 | 0.000818 | 3.15 | 2.32-3.998 | <0.001 | 3.15 |
| PCNA | 25.75 | 26.36 | 6.92 | 8.62 | 0.008266 | 0.002545 | 3.25 | 2.64-3.86 | <0.001 | 3.25 |
| PTEN | 25.53 | 24.05 | 6.50 | 6.31 | 0.011036 | 0.012615 | 0.87 | 0.78-0.96 | 0.062542 | -1.14 |
| RB1 | 26.51 | 27.04 | 7.67 | 9.29 | 0.004894 | 0.001595 | 3.07 | 2.40-3.74 | <0.001 | 3.07 |
| P53 | 25.76 | 26.32 | 6.92 | 8.58 | 0.008229 | 0.002619 | 3.14 | 2.47-3.81 | <0.001 | 3.14 |
| PTX3 | 32.50 | 30.53 | 13.67 | 12.79 | 0.000077 | 0.000141 | 0.54 | 0.37-0.71 | 0.006057 | -1.84 |
| BCL2 | 25.94 | 27.94 | 7.11 | 10.20 | 0.007231 | 0.000850 | 8.5' | 5.46-11.56 | <0.001 | 8.51 |

Figure 1
Scatterplot comparing the normalized expression of genes between the CLL patients and healthy controls. Genes involved in CLL cell cycle and cell growth, proliferation and differentiation and apoptosis are shown. The central line indicates unchanged gene expression. Red dots represent genes with a fold regulation of >2.

Figure 2
Illustration of interactions between the 18 differentially-expressed genes in CLL patients (String v10, confidence view).