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Table 1 Demographic features for specimens studied with immunocytochemistry

From: Asporin, a susceptibility gene in osteoarthritis, is expressed at higher levels in the more degenerate human intervertebral disc

Subject

Age (years)/gender

Site

Thompson grade

Other information

1

45/F

L4 to 5

1.5

CHTN: unknown

1

45/F

L3 to 4

II

CHTN: unknown

2

21/M

L5 to S1

II

Surgical specimen

3

40/M

L4 to 5

2.5

CHTN: MI

4

33/F

L1 to 2

III

CHTN: PE

5

46/F

L4 to 5

III

Surgical specimen

6

53/M

L3 to 4

III

Surgical specimen

7

29/F

L5 to S1

III

Surgical specimen

8

54/M

L4 to 5

III

Surgical specimen

9

58/M

L2 to 3

III

Surgical specimen

4

33/F

L3 to 4

IV

CHTN: PE

10

59/F

L3 to 4

IV

Surgical specimen

10

59/F

L1 to 2

IV

Surgical specimen

10

59/F

L2 to 3

IV

Surgical specimen

11

78/M

L3 to 4

IV

Surgical specimen

12

56/F

L2 to 3

IV

Surgical specimen

13

39/F

L4 to 5

IV

Surgical specimen

14

44/F

L5 to S1

V

Surgical specimen

15

39/M

L5 to S1

V

Surgical specimen

  1. CHTN, Cooperative Human Tissue Network; F, female; L, lumbar; M, male; MI, myocardial infarction; PE, pulmonary embolism; S, sacral.