Table 3 FlowSOM clusters differentially abundant between PBC and Control.

From: Single-cell mass cytometry on peripheral blood identifies immune cell subsets associated with primary biliary cholangitis

FlowSOM cluster ID

FlowSOM metacluster ID

Immune cell subset

PBC

Control

Fold-change

p value

Mean (%)

SD (%)

Mean (%)

SD (%)

9

3

Gamma-delta T cells (CXCR3+)

0.19

± 0.32

0.37

± 0.47

2.0(−)

0.014

10

4

CD8+ T cells (CD161+PD1+CD56+)

0.16

± 0.21

0.56

± 0.64

3.5(−)

0.003

11

4

CD8+ T cells (CD161+PD1+CTLA4+)

0.16

± 0.15

0.32

± 0.28

2.0(−)

0.002

27

4

CD8+ T cells (CD161+PD1+)

0.31

± 0.38

0.75

± 0.57

2.4(−)

< 0.001

50

9

Monocytes (IL3R+TIM3+)

0.52

± 0.60

0.26

± 0.45

2.0(+)

0.032

68

9

Monocytes

0.63

± 1.08

0.26

± 0.42

2.4(+)

0.035

113

9

CD66b+ Granulocytes (contaminant)

0.90

± 0.84

0.37

± 0.50

2.4(+)

0.006

177

16

Memory B cells

0.25

± 0.29

0.71

± 0.25

2.9(−)

0.004

196

18

CD45 cells

0.59

± 0.60

0.26

± 0.25

2.3(+)

0.007

  1. Ratio of larger mean to smaller mean. Positive and negative signs indicate higher mean in PBC and in Control, respectively.
  2. P-values from Mann–Whitney U test. FlowSOM clusters were considered to be associated with PBC if fold-change was ≥ 2.0 and p < 0.05.