Fig. 4: Distribution of the bone marrow (BM) plasma cell percentage in groups of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) samples defined by the bone marrow quality index (BMQI) score. | Blood Cancer Journal

Fig. 4: Distribution of the bone marrow (BM) plasma cell percentage in groups of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) samples defined by the bone marrow quality index (BMQI) score.

From: Determining hemodilution in diagnostic bone marrow aspirated samples in plasma cell disorders by next-generation flow cytometry: Proposal for a bone marrow quality index

Fig. 4

The figure illustrates the total plasma cell percentage (of total nucleated cells) distribution in BM aspirated samples, grouped by BMQI score for MGUS on the left (in white) and SMM in the right (in gray). For MGUS, p < 0.05 (<0.5 vs. 1.4- < 2.5 and 1.4- < 2.5 vs. 2.5- < 3.5); p < 0.01 (1.4- < 2.5 vs. ≥3.5); and p < 0.001 (2.5-< 3.5 vs. ≥3.5 and 0.5- < 1.4 vs. 2.5- < 3.5 and ≥3.5). For SMM, p < 0.05 (<0.5 vs. 2.5- < 3.5); p < 0.01 (0.5- < 1.4 vs. 1.4- < 2.5); and p < 0.001 (0.5- < 1.4 vs. 2.5- < 3.5 and ≥3.5).

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