Figure 3From: Plasma proteome changes associated with refractory anemia and refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome Principal Component Analysis. Analysis was based on spots that significantly differed according to the mentioned statistical criteria (p < 0.05, ANOVA), and was performed to assess whether grouping of patient and healthy controls based on 2D SDS-PAGE reflects their stratification using classical clinical diagnosis. PCA showed the separation of all samples into two aggregates that corresponded to the RA-RARS (blue dots) and healthy control groups (pink dots).Back to article page