Table 1 Comparison between the two studied groups according to age, gender, CBC, BM blasts and DANCR expression

Gender

 Male

24 (40%)

6 (20%)

χ² = 3.600

0.058

 Female

36 (60%)

24 (80%)

Age (years)

t = 1.022

0.309

 Mean ± SD

38.5 ± 10.5

36.07 ± 10.17

Hb (g/dl)

t = 17.480^*

 < 0.001*

 Mean ± SD

7.88 ± 1.06

12.15 ± 1.15

WBCs (10⁹/L)

 Median (Min. – Max.)

32 (1.62 – 116.7)

4.80 (3.9 – 6.5)

U = 57.500^*

 < 0.001*

Platelets (10⁹/L)

 Mean ± SD

49.67 ± 16.78

254.5 ± 43.12

t = 25.088^*

 < 0.001*

BM blasts at diagnosis (%)

 Mean ± SD

72.82 ± 17.07

 Median (Min. – Max.)

78.0 (28.0 – 97.0)

2^–ΔΔCT DANCR

 Median (Min.-Max.)

0.64 (0.07–6.09)

1.02 (0.20–5.68)

U = 657.50^*

0.038*