Table 1.
Clinicopathological data MS patients and control subjects (qPCR study)
| Case | Gender | Age | PMD (h) | DD | MS Type | Demyelination | COD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | |||||||
| 1 | F | 58 | 7.3 | 13 | RR | no | Abdominal Adenocarcinoma |
| 2 | F | 54 | 5.9 | 37 | SP | no | Unknown Infection |
| 3 | M | 63 | 4.9 | 36 | PP | no | Sepsis |
| 4 | F | 54 | 7.1 | 5 | SP | no | Drug Overdose |
| 5 | F | 51 | 7.0 | 15 | PP | no | Attempted Suicide (asphyxiation) |
| 6 | F | 73 | 7.0 | 46 | PP | yes | Dehydration/Gastroenteritis |
| 7 | F | 46 | 5.6 | 14 | SP | yes | Unknown |
| 8 | M | 52 | 6.7 | 30 | SP | yes | Pulmonary Infections |
| 9 | F | 40 | 5.4 | 13 | SP | yes | Pneumonia |
| 10 | F | 66 | 13.0 | 35 | SP | yes | Unknown |
| Control | |||||||
| 1 | M | 65 | 8.5 | Cardiac arrest | |||
| 2 | F | 53 | 36.0 | Cardiac thrombosis | |||
| 3 | F | 52 | 12.0 | Polymicrobial sepsis | |||
| 4 | M | 53 | 12.0 | Myocardial infarct | |||
| 5 | M | 77 | 12.0 | Mesenteric bleeding |
PMD = Postmortem delay; DD = Disease duration; COD = Cause of death; SP = Secondary progressive; PP = Primary progressive.