Table 1.

Control patient data

Patient	Clinical history
MODC1	Pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, deranged blood clotting (International normalized ratio >15), peripheral vasculopathy (critical ischaemia of both feet), renal failure, cardiac arrest due to left ventricular myocardial infarction
MODC2	Rheumatoid arthritis, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, gastric ulcer, anaemia, heart failure, bilateral bronchopneumonia, preterminal shock with pulmonary oedema and acute tubular necrosis
MODC3	Congestive cardiac failure, acute myocardial infarction, severe generalized atherosclerosis, deteriorating renal function prior to death
MODC4	Empyema, bronchopneumonia and pleural fibrosis
MODC5	Renal transplant, circulatory collapse due to acute ruptures, aortic dissection with pleural and pericardial haematoma