Table 2

Results of the RQ-PCR assays using an MGB probe and a non-MGB probe in 18 patients with ALL

PatientNormalised values of PCR target detected by MGB probe* (those by non-MGB probe)
Initial diagnosis15 days1 month3 months4 months
ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; blank, not determined; MGB, minor groove binder; RQ-PCR, real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction; –, not detected.
*The normalised values of targets were expressed as the ratio of the target copy number for each 105 cell equivalent from the integrated standard curves of human β actin, as described previously.4
142700 (38000)0.34 (–)– (–)– (–)1.36 (0.74)
217500 (11700)17.6 (15.4)– (–)– (–)
338200 (29400)14060 (16500)1280 (687)– (–)– (–)
427100 (30300)33400 (34800)– (–)– (–)
515300 (9050)336 (425)– (–)
68700 (10700)870 (440)
73160 (320)35.0 (57.0)
87700 (4100)1.42 (0.73)
969500 (68000)8550 (8400)5.84 (9.10)
103350 (4540)210 (180)
1129000 (32800)– (–)– (–)
1219800 (20800)10.5 (7.6)– (–)
134840 (4290)– (–)– (–)– (–)
142330 (2480)– (–)– (–)
15770 (535)– (–)– (–)– (–)
1623000 (18300)– (–)– (–)
171250 (1430)6200 (530)350 (340)
1812830 (11250)17.4 (12.4)– (–)4.9 (0.74)