Table 1.
The autopsy and medical histories of the postmortem tissue used in this study was obtained from the ATP website (www.ATPPortal.org)
| Case no. | Diagnosis | Age (years) | Sex | PMI (h) | Brain weight (g) | Age at diagnosis (mo.) | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN03345 | Autism | 2.8 | M | 4 | 1325 | 15 | DR |
| HSB-4640 | Autism | 8.5 | M | 13.8 | 1740 | 18 | Seiz, HF, RD |
| AN01293 | Autism | 9 | M | 3.75 | 1690 | 18 | Cardio-Pul |
| Cal-105 | Autism | 11.9 | M | 11.9 | 1294 | 18 | DR |
| UMB-4305 | Autism | 12.9 | M | 13 | 1360 | Data in process | SS |
| UMB-4315 | Autism | 14.1 | M | 22 | 1590 | Data in process | Seiz |
| UMB-4899 | Autism | 14.4 | M | 9 | 1450 | 12 | DR |
| UMB-4999 | Autism | 20.8 | M | 14 | 1427 | 24 | HF |
| IBR 93-01 | Autism | 23 | M | 14 | 1610 | 26 | Seiz |
| AN08166 | Autism | 28 | M | 43 | 1580 | Seiz | |
| Average | 14.5 | 14.8 | 1530 | 19.2 | |||
| BTB-3958 | Control | 1.8 | M | 24 | n/a | ||
| BTB-4235 | Control | 2.1 | F | 14 | 997 | n/a | |
| UMB-1706 | Control | 8.6 | F | 20 | 1340 | n/a | HF |
| UMB-1670 | Control | 13.3 | M | 5 | 1420 | n/a | RD |
| UMB-1790 | Control | 13.7 | M | 18 | Data in process | n/a | MI |
| UMB-4669 | Control | 16.4 | M | 16 | Data in process | n/a | HI |
| UMB-1322 | Control | 16.6 | M | 25 | Data in process | n/a | HI |
| UMB-4590 | Control | 20.5 | M | 19 | Data in process | n/a | HF |
| BTB-3960 | Control | 25.6 | F | 26 | 1520 | n/a | |
| IBR-291-00 | Control | 32 | M | 14 | 1540 | n/a | HF |
| Average | 15.1 | 17.1 | 1319.3 |
PMI post mortem interval in hours, Cause of death: DR drowning, HF high fever, HI head injury, MI multiple injuries, RD respiratory distress, Seiz. seizure, SS serotonin syndrome