Table 1.

Characteristics of OPLL patients

	Usage	Age	Sex	Diagnosis	Family history of OPLL
1	2D-DIGE	73	Male	OPLL (C3-7), mixed	No
2		58	Female	OPLL (C3-6), mixed	No
3		53	Male	OPLL (C4-6), continuous	No
4		48	Male	OPLL (C5-7), segmental	Yes
5		72	Male	C5 fracture	No
6		56	Female	C4-5 dislocation	No
7		54	Male	C4, C5 fracture	No
8		44	Male	C4/5, 5/6 traumatic disc herniation	No
9	RT-PCR	58	Male	OPLL (C5-7), continuous	No
10		42	Male	OPLL (C3-5), segmental	No
11		46	Male	OPLL (C2-3, C5-7), mixed	No
12		63	Female	OPLL (C6), segmental	No
13		62	Female	OPLL (C3-5), mixed	No
14		59	Female	C5, C6 fracture	No
15		67	Male	C5 fracture	No
16		60	Male	C6 fracture	No
17		53	Male	C5-6 dislocation	No
18		45	Male	C3-4 dislocation	No