Figure 3From: Plasma protein alterations in the refractory anemia with excess blasts subtype 1 subgroup of myelodysplastic syndrome Principal Component Analysis. PCA was performed to assess whether grouping of patient and healthy controls based on proteomic methods (2D SDS-PAGE) reflects their stratification using classical clinical diagnosis. Analysis was based on spots that significantly differed according to the mentioned statistical criteria (p < 0.05, ANOVA). PCA showed the separation of all samples into two aggregates that corresponded to the RAEB-1 (blue dots) and healthy control group (pink dots).Back to article page