Table 2 Association between the bone marrow blast ratio and CXCL12 cell density of the MDS samples

From: CXCL12+ stromal cells as bone marrow niche for CD34+ hematopoietic cells and their association with disease progression in myelodysplastic syndromes

 

CXCL12

 

Low

High

Blast (%)

1.9±1.6a

6.6±5.6a

  1. Data are shown as mean±s.d.
  2. CXCL12-low=CXCL12+ cell density <5%.
  3. CXCL12-high=CXCL12+ cell density ≥5%.
  4. aP=0.0065 by statistical analysis using Mann–Whitney’s U-test.