Table 2: Comparison of phenotypic characteristics between clonal and non-clonal TCR patients.

Parameter

Clonal TCR n = 80

Median (IQR)

Non-clonal TCR n = 51

Median (IQR)

P

Lymphocyte count (x109/L)

5.2 (4.3-6.1)

5.70 (2.9-7.9)

0.114

CD3 (%)

82.5 (78.3-87.0)

83.0 (78.0-87.0)

0.861

CD8 (%)

48.5 (38.3-60.7)

41.0 (23.0-62.0)

0.128

CD3/CD57 (%)

27.0 (15.3-43.6)

13.0 (4.0-31.0)

< 0.001

CD7 loss *

33.7% of cases

19.6% of cases

0.009

CD4+/CD8+ > 5% of T cells

17.5% of cases

3.9% of cases

0.015

Granular lymphocytes, % **

12.0 (7.0-20.0)

6.0 (2.0-22.5)

0.215

Age, mean (SD)

66 (range 26-86)

60 (range 28-80)

0.180

Male/female ratio

1.5

0.7

0.035

* CD7 loss >20% in relation with CD3

** on 100 lymphocytes

IQR: Interquartil range