TABLE 1.
Analyses of lymphocyte subsets in infants with cardiac anomalies with and without chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
| Determination | Results for:
|
P value | Values for healthy controls
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion (n =
19)
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Cardiac controls (n = 11)
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| Mean | 5–95% range | Mean | 5–95% range | Mean | 5–95% range | ||
| Absolute lymphocyte count (cells/mm3) | 3,164 | 2,183–4,142 | 5,128 | 3,472–6,784 | 0.0254 | 6,700 | 3,500–13,100 |
| CD3 | |||||||
| Cells/mm3 | 1,625 | 1,058–2,192 | 3,907 | 2,652–5,163 | 0.0003 | 4,600 | 2,300–7,000 |
| % | 50.5 | 42–59 | 77.1 | 70–84 | <0.0001 | 72 | 60–85 |
| CD4 | |||||||
| Cells/mm3 | 1,117 | 753–1,482 | 2,749 | 1,865–3,633 | 0.0002 | 3,500 | 1,700–5,300 |
| % | 35.4 | 29–41 | 55.1 | 48–62 | 0.0001 | 55 | 41–68 |
| CD8 | |||||||
| Cells/mm3 | 480 | 290–670 | 1,412 | 894–1,930 | 0.0001 | 1,000 | 400–1,700 |
| % | 14.4 | 12–17 | 20.6 | 17–24 | 0.0083 | 16 | 9–23 |
| TCRγδ | |||||||
| Cells/mm3 | 110 | 57–162 | 134 | 38–230 | 0.6084 | ||
| % | 2.3 | 1–4 | 2.2 | 1–3 | 0.8818 | ||
| CD5/19 | |||||||
| Cells/mm3 | 74 | 13–134 | 127 | 76–179 | 0.1642 | 600 | 300–1,100 |
| % | 2.1 | 1–3 | 2.8 | 1–4 | 0.4021 | ||
| CD19 | |||||||
| Cells/mm3 | 484 | 329–638 | 589 | 314–863 | 0.4402 | 1,000 | 600–1,900 |
| % | 21.5 | 16–27 | 12.1 | 6–18 | 0.0208 | 15 | 4–26 |
| CD16/56 | |||||||
| Cells/mm3 | 835 | 364–1,305 | 463 | 119–807 | 0.2269 | 500 | 200–1,400 |
| % | 21.0 | 14–28 | 7.8 | 4–12 | 0.0112 | 5 | 1–38 |
| PHAa | |||||||
| SI | 102 | 55–149 | 173 | 52–346 | 0.1984 | 587b | 416–758 |
| cpm | 52,867 | 31,826–73,908 | 53,055 | 35,509–70,601 | 0.9902 | 88,179b | 54,064–122,294 |
n = 13 for the chromosome 22q11.2 deletion group; n = 6 for the cardiac control group.
These represent results for samples from adult controls run simultaneously with the patient samples.