Table 1.

Patients' characteristics at diagnosis.

Characteristic
Age, median (range)	58 (36–78)
	n (%)
Male	40 (64.5)
Binet Stage
A	37 (59.7)
B	17 (27.4)
C	8 (12.9)
B-symptoms	6 (11.10
Bulky lymphadenopathy	7 (13.2)
Splenomegaly	17 (31.5)
Ηb level (<11 gr/dL)	8 (14)
Platelet count (<100 × 109/L)	3 (5)
Hyperglobulinemia	4 (7.4)
Hypoglobulinemia	12 (22.6
Β2 microglobulin (abnormal)	11 (73.3)
LDH > UNL*	18 (32.7)
Absolute lymphocyte count (>10 × 109/L)	29 (51)
CD38 (+)	27 (55.1)
ZAP-70 (+)	27 (51.9)
IGVH unmutated	13 (81.3)
11 q del	1 (5.6)
17 p del	2 (9.1)

*UNL: upper normal limit.