Table 2.
Characteristics of MM patient samples and mφ donors used in phagocytosis experiments
| Characteristics MM patient samples |
Characteristics mφ donors used in phagocytosis experiments |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient nr | Origin of MM cells | CD38 (molecules/cell) | FcγRIIa polymorphism* | FcγRIIIa polymorphism* |
| 6 | Blood | ∼10,000 | 131H/R | 158V/F |
| 11 | BM | ∼35,000 | 131H/R | 158V/F |
| 10 | BM | ∼60,000 | 131H/R | 158F/F |
| 4 | BM | ∼70,000 | 131H/R | 158V/F |
| 9 | BM | ∼80,000 | 131H/R | 158F/F |
| 12 | BM | ∼95,000 | 131H/H | 158V/F |
| 8 | BM | ∼100,000 | 131H/R | 158F/F |
| 14 | BM | ∼105,000 | 131H/R | 158V/F |
| 7 | BM | ∼220,000 | 131H/R | 158V/F |
| 3 | BM | ∼230,000 | 131H/H | 158V/F |
| 13 | BM | ∼255,000 | 131H/R | 158F/F |
| 5 | Pleural fluid | ∼550,000 | 131H/R | 158V/F |
*
131H/R, heterozygous; 131H/H, homozygous; 158V/F heterozygous; 158F/F, homozygous BM = bone marrow.