Laboratory values in DICER1 carriers and controls with statistical comparison between the 2 groups
| Laboratory tests . | Controls (n = 64) . | DICER1 carriers (n = 121) . | P . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low . | Not low . | Low . | Not low . | ||||||
| No. . | % . | No. . | % . | No. . | % . | No. . | % . | ||
| Blood count indices | |||||||||
| WBCs | 2 | 3 | 61 | 97 | 16 | 13 | 104 | 87 | .028* |
| RBCs | 8 | 13 | 55 | 87 | 7 | 6 | 113 | 94 | .108* |
| Hgb | 6 | 10 | 57 | 90 | 9 | 8 | 111 | 92 | .635* |
| Hematocrit | 3 | 5 | 62 | 95 | 5 | 4 | 115 | 96 | 1 |
| MCV | 1 | 2 | 62 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 118 | 98 | 1 |
| MCH | 1 | 2 | 62 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 99 | 1 |
| MCHC | 5 | 8 | 58 | 92 | 8 | 7 | 112 | 93 | .768 |
| RDW | 2 | 3 | 61 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 99 | .273 |
| Platelet count | 5 | 8 | 58 | 92 | 9 | 8 | 110 | 92 | 1 |
| MPV | 4 | 6 | 58 | 94 | 16 | 13 | 103 | 87 | .154* |
| Nucleated RBCs | 0 | 0 | 60 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 100 | NA |
| Absolute nucleated RBCs | 0 | 0 | 60 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 100 | NA |
| Reticulocytes | 2 | 3 | 61 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 117 | 98 | 1 |
| Absolute reticulocytes | 1 | 2 | 62 | 98 | 3 | 3 | 117 | 98 | 1 |
| Reticulocyte Hgb | 1 | 2 | 62 | 98 | 7 | 7 | 113 | 94 | .266 |
| Immature platelet fraction | 2 | 3 | 61 | 97 | 6 | 5 | 112 | 95 | .716 |
| Immature reticulocyte fraction | 4 | 11 | 31 | 89 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 99 | .044 |
| Differentials | |||||||||
| Absolute neutrophil count | 1 | 2 | 62 | 98 | 10 | 8 | 110 | 92 | .101 |
| Absolute immature granulocytes | 0 | 0 | 51 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 100 | NA |
| Absolute lymphocytes | 3 | 5 | 60 | 95 | 8 | 7 | 112 | 93 | .751 |
| Absolute monocytes | 2 | 3 | 61 | 97 | 5 | 4 | 115 | 96 | 1 |
| Absolute eosinophils | 0 | 0 | 63 | 100 | 7 | 6 | 113 | 94 | .097 |
| Absolute basophils | 3 | 5 | 60 | 95 | 7 | 6 | 113 | 94 | 1 |
| Iron indices | |||||||||
| Iron | 2 | 14 | 12 | 86 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 90 | 1 |
| Transferrin | 0 | 0 | 14 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 100 | NA |
| Iron saturation | 4 | 29 | 10 | 71 | 11 | 38 | 18 | 62 | .735 |
| Ferritin | 6 | 10 | 57 | 90 | 26 | 22 | 94 | 78 | .040* |
| Other indices | |||||||||
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate | 0 | 0 | 42 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 100 | NA |
| Fetal Hgb | 0 | 0 | 52 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 100 | NA |
| Erythropoietin | 0 | 0 | 56 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 100 | NA |
| Lactate dehydrogenase | 0 | 0 | 61 | 100 | 3 | 3 | 114 | 97 | .552 |
| Laboratory tests . | Controls (n = 64) . | DICER1 carriers (n = 121) . | P . | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low . | Not low . | Low . | Not low . | ||||||
| No. . | % . | No. . | % . | No. . | % . | No. . | % . | ||
| Blood count indices | |||||||||
| WBCs | 2 | 3 | 61 | 97 | 16 | 13 | 104 | 87 | .028* |
| RBCs | 8 | 13 | 55 | 87 | 7 | 6 | 113 | 94 | .108* |
| Hgb | 6 | 10 | 57 | 90 | 9 | 8 | 111 | 92 | .635* |
| Hematocrit | 3 | 5 | 62 | 95 | 5 | 4 | 115 | 96 | 1 |
| MCV | 1 | 2 | 62 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 118 | 98 | 1 |
| MCH | 1 | 2 | 62 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 99 | 1 |
| MCHC | 5 | 8 | 58 | 92 | 8 | 7 | 112 | 93 | .768 |
| RDW | 2 | 3 | 61 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 99 | .273 |
| Platelet count | 5 | 8 | 58 | 92 | 9 | 8 | 110 | 92 | 1 |
| MPV | 4 | 6 | 58 | 94 | 16 | 13 | 103 | 87 | .154* |
| Nucleated RBCs | 0 | 0 | 60 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 100 | NA |
| Absolute nucleated RBCs | 0 | 0 | 60 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 100 | NA |
| Reticulocytes | 2 | 3 | 61 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 117 | 98 | 1 |
| Absolute reticulocytes | 1 | 2 | 62 | 98 | 3 | 3 | 117 | 98 | 1 |
| Reticulocyte Hgb | 1 | 2 | 62 | 98 | 7 | 7 | 113 | 94 | .266 |
| Immature platelet fraction | 2 | 3 | 61 | 97 | 6 | 5 | 112 | 95 | .716 |
| Immature reticulocyte fraction | 4 | 11 | 31 | 89 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 99 | .044 |
| Differentials | |||||||||
| Absolute neutrophil count | 1 | 2 | 62 | 98 | 10 | 8 | 110 | 92 | .101 |
| Absolute immature granulocytes | 0 | 0 | 51 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 100 | NA |
| Absolute lymphocytes | 3 | 5 | 60 | 95 | 8 | 7 | 112 | 93 | .751 |
| Absolute monocytes | 2 | 3 | 61 | 97 | 5 | 4 | 115 | 96 | 1 |
| Absolute eosinophils | 0 | 0 | 63 | 100 | 7 | 6 | 113 | 94 | .097 |
| Absolute basophils | 3 | 5 | 60 | 95 | 7 | 6 | 113 | 94 | 1 |
| Iron indices | |||||||||
| Iron | 2 | 14 | 12 | 86 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 90 | 1 |
| Transferrin | 0 | 0 | 14 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 100 | NA |
| Iron saturation | 4 | 29 | 10 | 71 | 11 | 38 | 18 | 62 | .735 |
| Ferritin | 6 | 10 | 57 | 90 | 26 | 22 | 94 | 78 | .040* |
| Other indices | |||||||||
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate | 0 | 0 | 42 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 100 | NA |
| Fetal Hgb | 0 | 0 | 52 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 100 | NA |
| Erythropoietin | 0 | 0 | 56 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 100 | NA |
| Lactate dehydrogenase | 0 | 0 | 61 | 100 | 3 | 3 | 114 | 97 | .552 |
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. P values < .05 are shown in bold.
MCH, mean corpuscular Hgb; MCHC, mean corpuscular Hgb concentration; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MPV, mean platelet volume; NA, not applicable; RDW, red blood cell distribution width.
Indicates χ2 test instead of Fisher’s exact test.