Table 2. Association between clinical and laboratory data and the type of fusion BCR-ABL transcripts for the 97 chronic myeloid leukemia patients.

Parameter	BCR-ABL transcripts		P
	b3a2	b2a2
Patients [n=]	53 [55%]	44 [45%]
Age
Mean ± SD [years]	51.0 ±13.7	49.9± 4.8	NS
Gender
Males [n=]	28 [53%]	25 [47%]	NS
Females [n=]	31 [70%]	13 [30%]
WBC
Mean ± SD [×109/L]	119.5±81.7	132.4±100.8	NS
Platelets
Mean ± SD [×109/L]	791.3±441.3	440.4±283.4	0.007
Hemoglobin
Mean ± SD [g/L]	116.0±19.1	107.9±32.5	NS