CVID patients with elevated pre-B-I precursors show significantly reduced peripheral B-cell counts and a tendency to more nodular T-cell infiltrates in BM
. | Pre-B-I normal (n = 16) . | Pre-B-I high* (n = 9) . | P† . |
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Freiburg classification groups Ia, Ib, and II | Ia: 6 | Ia: 6 | NS |
Ib: 9 | Ib: 3 | ||
II: 1 | |||
Pre-B-II, % | 51.5‡ | 6 | < .001 |
Immature B, % | 24 | 7 | < .001 |
Peripheral CD19+, 1/μL | 190 | 50 | .003 |
Peripheral transitional B cells, 1/μL | 5.3 | 0.2 | .002 |
Peripheral CD4/CD8 ratio | 1.9 | 1.7 | NS |
Peripheral CD45RO+ in CD4+ T cells, % | 74.4 | 63.7 | NS |
sIL-2R, U/mL | 1033 | 1503 | NS |
CD3+ T-cell nodules/mm BM biopsy | 0.1 | 0.3 | NS (.1) |
. | Pre-B-I normal (n = 16) . | Pre-B-I high* (n = 9) . | P† . |
---|---|---|---|
Freiburg classification groups Ia, Ib, and II | Ia: 6 | Ia: 6 | NS |
Ib: 9 | Ib: 3 | ||
II: 1 | |||
Pre-B-II, % | 51.5‡ | 6 | < .001 |
Immature B, % | 24 | 7 | < .001 |
Peripheral CD19+, 1/μL | 190 | 50 | .003 |
Peripheral transitional B cells, 1/μL | 5.3 | 0.2 | .002 |
Peripheral CD4/CD8 ratio | 1.9 | 1.7 | NS |
Peripheral CD45RO+ in CD4+ T cells, % | 74.4 | 63.7 | NS |
sIL-2R, U/mL | 1033 | 1503 | NS |
CD3+ T-cell nodules/mm BM biopsy | 0.1 | 0.3 | NS (.1) |