Table 1.
Percentage of Cutaneous Mast Cells Reactive for Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL in Patients with Different Forms of Mastocytosis and Healthy Controls
| Patient groups | Bcl-2 | Bcl-xL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SEM (%) | n | P value | Mean ± SEM (%) | n | P value | |
| All patients with mastocytosis | 44.8 ± 4.64 | 32 | 0.000 | 18.99 ± 4.41 | 30 | 0.729 |
| All mastocytosis patients with adult onset | 53.58 ± 8.18 | 12 | 0.000 | 15.30 ± 8.12 | 12 | 0.993 |
| Maculopapular mastocytosis, adult onset | 53.58 ± 8.18 | 12 | 0.000 | 15.30 ± 8.12 | 12 | 0.993 |
| All mastocytosis patients with childhood onset | 39.59 ± 5.23 | 20 | 0.000 | 21.44 ± 4.88 | 18 | 0.570 |
| Maculopapular mastocytosis, childhood onset | 28.22 ± 6.27 | 6 | 0.045 | 17.50 ± 10.26 | 6 | 0.887 |
| Solitary mastocytomas, childhood onset | 47.14 ± 8.93 | 7 | 0.007 | 27.17 ± 6.48 | 6 | 0.326 |
| Multiple mastocytomas, childhood onset | 41.79 ± 9.49 | 7 | 0.019 | 19.67 ± 7.66 | 6 | 0.735 |
| All patients with maculopapular mastocytosis | 45.13 ± 6.48 | 18 | 0.000 | 16.03 ± 6.41 | 18 | 0.956 |
| All patients with mastocytomas | 44.46 ± 6.55 | 14 | 0.000 | 23.42 ± 5.13 | 12 | 0.460 |
| Healthy controls | 9.43 ± 3.65 | 7 | 15.41 ± 8.30 | 7 | ||