Identification of protein-coding and non-coding RNA expression profiles in CD34+and in stromal cells in refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts

Table 1 Characteristics of MDS-RARS patients at the time of BM collection.

Patients (n)	Gene expression analyses for CD34⁺ cells	Gene expression analyses for stromal cells	Age (years)	Gender	Hb (g/dL)	ANC (×10³/uL)	Platelet count (×10³/uL)	BM blasts (%)	RS (%)
1	Array	None	72	F	7.2	0.95	75	2	30
2	Array, qPCR	None	78	M	8.3	1.23	136	0	58
3	Array, qPCR	qPCR	62	M	12.4	0.99	110	2	16
4	Array, qPCR	Array, qPCR	70	M	10.2	5.34	322	0	38
5	qPCR	Array, qPCR	69	F	6.7	0.51	72	0	22
6	qPCR	Array, qPCR	56	M	8.4	2.81	754	0	91
7	None	qPCR	75	M	6.3	0.75	216	0	27

Hb indicates hemoglobin; ANC, absolute neutrophil account; BM, bone marrow; and RS, ring sideroblasts

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