Table 1.

Age, gender and AML subtype of control patients (without CD56 expression) and of study cases (with CD56 expression)

	Control group (n = 40)	Cases with CD56 expression (n = 8)
Age (years)
Average (standard deviation)	43.14(21,77)	50.5 (21.63)
Median (variation)	49 (3 to 78)	53 (17 to 75)
Gender
Male % (n)	60.4 (22)	87.5(7)
Female % (n)	39.6(18)	12.5(1)
Proportion M:F	1.2:1	7:1
Subtype LMA FAB % (n)
MO	7.5 (3)	0(0)
Ml	27.5 (11)	0(0)
M1/M2	5.0 (2)	0(0)
M2	12.5 (5)	12.5(1)
M3	30.0(12)	12.5(1)
M4	17.5 (7)	37.5 (3)
M5	7.5 (3)	25.0 (2)
M6	2.5(1)	0(0)
M7	5.0 (2)	12.5(1)
ND*	5.0 (2)	0(0)

*ND: subtype not determined