Table 3.

Number of BFU-E Colonies Obtained by Erythropoietic Cell Culture, Morphologic Features of Cultured Erythroblasts, and Percentage of Apoptotic Erythroblasts on TUNEL Analysis

Case No.No. of BFU-E Colonies (/1.0 × 105 cells)3-150Morphologic Findings (%)Apoptotic Erythroblasts (%)
BASPOLYORTH
PNH patients 
51, 48, 52 3.0 33.0 64.0 2.6, 3.1 
73, 69, 76 1.0 42.5 56.5 3.2, 3.53-151 
9, 7, 12 0.0 18.5 81.5 1.8, 2.0 
4, 2, 3 0.0 52.0 48.0 NT 
62, 58, 59 1.0 21.5 77.5 NT 
14, 13, 10 4.0 28.0 68.0 3.3, 3.63-151 
61, 70, 63 0.0 40.5 59.5 1.4, 1.8 
22, 19, 20 2.0 10.0 88.0 1.1, 1.5 
23, 16, 18 0.0 39.5 60.5 NT 
Normal individuals 
48, 62, 53 3.6 58.2 38.2 0.6, 0.6 
54, 56, 52 2.0 50.0 48.0 1.6, 1.8 
55, 63, 50 0.0 72.0 28.0 1.9, 1.5 
60, 48, 54 1.4 48.0 50.6 1.3, 1.2 
Case No.No. of BFU-E Colonies (/1.0 × 105 cells)3-150Morphologic Findings (%)Apoptotic Erythroblasts (%)
BASPOLYORTH
PNH patients 
51, 48, 52 3.0 33.0 64.0 2.6, 3.1 
73, 69, 76 1.0 42.5 56.5 3.2, 3.53-151 
9, 7, 12 0.0 18.5 81.5 1.8, 2.0 
4, 2, 3 0.0 52.0 48.0 NT 
62, 58, 59 1.0 21.5 77.5 NT 
14, 13, 10 4.0 28.0 68.0 3.3, 3.63-151 
61, 70, 63 0.0 40.5 59.5 1.4, 1.8 
22, 19, 20 2.0 10.0 88.0 1.1, 1.5 
23, 16, 18 0.0 39.5 60.5 NT 
Normal individuals 
48, 62, 53 3.6 58.2 38.2 0.6, 0.6 
54, 56, 52 2.0 50.0 48.0 1.6, 1.8 
55, 63, 50 0.0 72.0 28.0 1.9, 1.5 
60, 48, 54 1.4 48.0 50.6 1.3, 1.2 

Abbreviations: BAS, basochromatophilic erythroblasts; POLY, polychromatophilic erythroblasts; ORTH, orthochromatophilic erythroblasts; NT, not tested.

F3-150

In the normal individuals, 3 × 105 peripheral blood mononuclear cells were used.

F3-151

P < .05 v normal individuals by Student's t test.

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