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. 2012 Feb 7;7(2):e31560. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031560

Table 1. Characteristics of samples used in genetic association analysis.

Cases (%) Controls (%)
Gender
Male 416 (58%) 360 (52%)
Female 301 (42%) 334 (48%)
Age group (years)
20–49 131 (18%) 172 (25%)
50–59 173 (24%) 153 (22%)
60–69 196 (27%) 185 (27%)
70+ 217 (30%) 184 (27%)
Ethnicity
Caucasian 569 (79%) 547 (79%)
Asian 66 (9%) 69 (10%)
South Asian 26 (4%) 31 (4%)
Mixed/Other 33 (5%) 29 (4%)
Unknown/Refused 23 (3%) 18 (2%)
Pathology
B-cell lymphomas
 DLBCL 189 (26%) -
 FL 205 (29%) -
 MZL/MALT 78 (11%) -
 MCL 43 (6%) -
 SLL/CLL 39 (5%) -
 LPL 40 (6%) -
 MISC BCL 54 (8%) -
T-cell lymphomas
 MF 38 (5%) -
 PTCL 24 (3%) -
 MISC TCL 7 (1%) -
Total 717 (100%) 694 (100%)

DLBCL = Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, FL = Follicular Lymphoma, MZ/MALT = Marginal Zone lymphoma/Mucosa-Associated Lymphoma Tissue lymphoma, MCL = Mantle Cell lymphoma, SLL = Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, LPL = Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma, Misc. B-cell = Miscellaneous B-cell lymphoma, MF = Mycosis Fungoides, PTCL = Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma, Misc. T-cell = Miscellaneous T-cell lymphoma.