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. 2015 Oct 29;5(4):e1093721. doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2015.1093721

Table 2.

KIR and KIR ligands in controls and patients with plasma cell dyscrasia.

  Controls (n = 286 ) MGUS (n = 86 ) SMM (n = 25 ) MM (n = 53 ) MM with ISS>I (n = 41 )
KIR gene frequency1 n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
2DL1 278 (97.2%) 83 (96.5%) 23 (92.0%) 46 (86.8%)2 34 (82.9%)2
2DL2 180 (62.9%) 48 (55.8%) 11 (44.0%) 29 (54.7%) 25 (61.0%)
2DL3 251 (87.8%) 74 (86.0%) 21 (84.0%) 40 (75.5%)3 28 (68.3%)3
2DL5 146 (51.0%) 51 (59.3%) 11 (44.0%) 28 (52.8%) 23 (56.1%)
3DL1 274 (98.8%) 82 (95.3%) 24 (96.0%) 47 (88.7%)4 36 (87.8%)4
2DS1 104 (36.4%) 37 (43.5%) 7 (28.0%) 20 (37.7%) 16 (39.0%)
2DS2 179 (62.6%) 48 (55.8%) 11 (44.0%) 31 (58.5%)5 27 (65.9%)5
2DS3 94 (33.0%) 32 (37.2%) 8 (32.0%) 16 (30.2%) 14 (34.1%)
2DS4 274 (98.8%) 82 (95.3%) 24 (96.0%) 47 (88.7%)4 36 (87.8%)4
2DS5 76 (26.6%) 31 (36.5%) 5 (20.0%) 16 (30.2%) 13 (31.7%)
3DS1 111 (38.8%) 37 (43.0%) 7 (28.0%) 22 (41.5%) 17 (41.5%)
iKIR2D genotypes        
2DL1+L2+L3+ 142 (49.7%) 36 (41.9%) 7 (28.0%)6 16 (30.2%)6 12 (29.3%)6
2DL1+L2+L3 26 (9.1%) 9 (10.5%) 2 (8.0%) 6 (11.3%) 6 (14.6%)
2DL1+L2L3+ 110 (38.5%) 38 (44.2%) 14 (56.0%) 24 (45.3%) 16 (39.0%)
2DL1L2+L3 8 (2.8%) 3 (3.5%) 2 (8.0%) 7 (13.2%)7 7 (17.1%)7
KIR genotype          
AA 76 (26.3%) 16 (18.6%) 9 (36.0%) 13 (24.5%) 8 (19.5%)
Bx 211 (73.8%) 70 (81.4%) 16 (64.0%) 40 (75.5%) 33 (80.5%)
KIR ligands        
C1C1 95 (33.3%) 25 (29.1%) 8 (32.0%) 21 (39.6%) 15 (33.6%)
C1C2 136 (47.6%) 40 (46.5%) 14 (56.0%) 24 (45.2%) 22 (56.3%)
C2C2 55 (19.2%) 21 (24.4%) 3 (12.0%) 8 (15.1%) 4 (9.75%)
Bw4 230 (80.4%) 62 (79.5%) 20 (80.0%) 42 (79.2%) 32 (78.0%)
A3/A11 87 (32.4%) 25 (32.1%) 5 (20.0%) 16 (30.2%) 13 (31.7%)
1

Framework genes are not considered (3DL2, 3DL3, 2DL4, 3DP1).

2

Control vs. MM (p < 0.01; Pc < 0.05; OR = 0.19); Control vs. MM with ISS > I (p < 0.001; Pc < 0.01; OR = 0.14); MGUS vs. MM (p < 0.05; Pc > 0.05; OR = 0.24) and MGUS vs. MM with ISS >I (p < 0.01; Pc > 0.05; OR = 0.18).

3

Control vs. MM (p < 0.05; Pc >0.05; OR = 0.41); Control vs. MM with (ISS >I p< 0.01; Pc< 0.05; OR = 0.29); MGUS vs. MM with ISS >I (p < 0.05; Pc >0.05; OR = 0.35).

4

Control vs. MM (p < 0.05; Pc >0.05; OR = 0.31) and Control vs. MM with ISS >I (p < 0.05; Pc >0.05; OR = 0.29).

5

KIR2DL2S2+ dissociated genotype was found in two MM with ISS > I.

6

Control vs. SMM (p < 0.05; Pc >0.05; OR = 0.39); Control vs. MM (p < 0.01; Pc < 0.05; OR = 0.44) and Control vs. MM ISS > I (p < 0.05; Pc > 0.05; OR = 0.42).

7

Control vs. MM (p < 0.01; Pc < 0.05; OR = 5.23); Control vs. MM with ISS > I (p < 0.001; Pc < 0.01; OR = 7.15); MGUS vs. MM (p < 0.05; Pc > 0.05; OR = 4.2) and MGUS vs. MM with ISS>I (p < 0.05; Pc >0.05; OR = 5.88).