Table 1. Intensity and distribution of REST expression and demographic data (male:female ratio, mean age, age range) of the tumor specimens analysed in this study.

Tumor diagnosis	Total cases	Male: female ratio	Mean age at diagnosis (years)	Age range(years)	REST+veCells (%)	Intensity
Glioblastoma Multiforme	60	37∶23	62	23–81	10–75%	++/+++
Diffuse astrocytoma	3	2∶1	47	38–56	10–20%	+
Anaplastic astrocytoma	6	4∶6	66	51–75	30–50%	+
Pilocytic astrocytoma	6	2∶4	45	19–65	100%	++
Oligodendroglioma	10	5∶5	55	45–67	10–20%	+
Anaplastic oligodendroglioma	7	4∶3	55	31–80	30–40%	+/++
Medulloblastoma	3	2∶1	35	32–39	10–50%	+/++
Central neurocytoma	1	Female	22	/	positive	+
Normal nervous tissue	2	1∶1	46	43–49	/	/