Table 1.
Age, gender, Braak stages, PMD, and use of brains in the studya
| Case no. | Thal Aβ phase | Braak stage | CERAD | AD neuropathologic change | Age (yr) | Gender | PMD (h) | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | − | No | 68 | M | 54 | WB/IF/ELISA |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | − | Low | 78 | F | 34 | WB/IF/ELISA |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | − | No | 73 | M | 25 | WB/IF/ELISA |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | − | No | 63 | M | 30 | ELISA |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | − | Low | 75 | M | 20 | ELISA |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | − | No | 59 | F | 19 | ELISA |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | − | Low | 73 | F | 16 | WB/IF/ELISA |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | − | Low | 72 | M | 17 | ELISA |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | A | Low | 83 | F | 19 | WB/IF/ELISA |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | − | Low | 74 | F | 45 | WB/IF/ELISA |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | A | Low | 87 | M | 8 | ELISA |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | − | Low | 78 | F | 23 | ELISA |
| 13 | 0 | 3 | − | No | 88 | F | 22 | WB/IF/ELISA |
| 14 | 2 | 3 | − | Low | 89 | F | 34 | WB/IF/ELISA |
| 15 | 0 | 3 | − | No | 81 | M | 43 | WB/IF/ELISA |
| 16 | 2 | 3 | A | Low | 84 | F | 8 | ELISA |
| 17 | 3 | 3 | A | Intermediate | 91 | M | 12 | ELISA |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | C | Intermediate | 79 | M | 13 | ELISA |
| 19 | 4 | 6 | C | High | 83 | F | 12 | WB/IF/ELISA |
| 20 | 5 | 6 | C | High | 86 | F | 5 | WB/IF/ELISA |
| 21 | 5 | 6 | C | High | 76 | F | 37 | WB/IF/ELISA |
| 22 | 4 | 6 | C | High | 72 | F | 27 | ELISA |
| 23 | 5 | 6 | B | High | 77 | F | 30 | ELISA |
| 24 | 4 | 6 | C | High | 59 | M | 44 | ELISA |
aPMD, Postmortem delay; WB, Western blotting; IF, immunofluorescence.