Table 4. Gene expression of pro-/anti-apoptotic factors in neutrophils.

	HBD	AASV	PV	TP	RA
n	19	20	10	12	21
cIAP2-mRNA	0.93	1.1	1.06	0.77	1.14
Bcl2-A1-mRNA	0.58	1.02	0.55	0.76	1.96*
Bax-mRNA	0.68	1.23	0.49	0.55	0.77
Mcl-1-mRNA	0.57	1.16	0.38	0.68	1.49*

All results are expressed as median fold change relative to Cyclophilin A.

^(*)P value<0.05, according to Mann-Whitney test and as compared to HBD.

HBD = healthy blood donors. AASV = ANCA-associated Systemic Vasculitis. PV = Polycythemia Vera. TP = renal transplant recipients. RA = Rheumatoid Arthritis.