Table 1

Clinical information of the studied populations

Subject

Total

Male/Female

Age at Onseta (years)

Mean Age

Spinal Onset

Bulbar Onset


SALSb

125

66/59

54.9 (40–80)

58.9 (41–88, SD 10.5)

106

19

Controls

150

69/81

-

59.9 (40–78, SD 12.2)

-

-


a Mean age of onset (with lowest/highest and Standard Deviation values in parentheses);

b SALS: Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Conforti et al. Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2006 5:7   doi:10.1186/1477-5751-5-7

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