Table 1 Patient characteristics
|  | Study cohort | Test methods | Age (Median, range) | Gender (number, %) | Platelet count (Mean ± SD, × 109/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ITP patients | 1 (N = 14) | qRT-PCR | 56.5 (20–76) | M (3, 21.5%) | 45.71 ± 21.57 |
| Â | Â | F (11, 78.5%) | Â | ||
2 (N = 17) | WB | 53 (26–83) | M (7, 41.2%) | 47.94 ± 30.02 | |
| Â | Â | F (10, 58.8%) | Â | ||
3 (N = 20) | mIF | 59.5 (24–82) | M (7, 35%) | 11.85 ± 8.04 | |
| Â | Â | F (13, 65%) | Â | ||
Healthy controls | 1 (N = 14) | qRT-PCR | 46.5 (23–55) | M (3, 21.5%) | 255.4 ± 40.8 |
| Â | Â | F (11, 78.5%) | Â | ||
2 (N = 20) | WB | 44 (26–69) | M (9, 45%) | 252.5 ± 75.5 | |
| Â | Â | F (11, 55%) | Â |