Table 2

Demographic features of subjects whose annulus cells were studied in three-dimensional gene expression analyses

Subject

Age (years)/gender

Site

Thompson grade

Other information

1

23/M

L5 to S1

I

Surgical specimen

2

45/F

T5 to T6

II

Surgical specimen

3

52/F

L2 to L3

III

CHTN: cardiac dysfunction

4

36/F

L5 to S1

III

Surgical specimen

5

31/M

L5 to S1

III

Surgical specimen

6

46/F

L2 to L3

III

Surgical specimen

7

28/F

L5 to S1

III

Surgical specimen

8

65/F

T12 to L1

IV

Surgical specimen

9

32/F

L5 to S1

IV

Surgical specimen

10

60/M

L4 to L5

IV

Surgical specimen

11

59/F

L3 to L4

IV

Surgical specimen

12

72/F

L4 to 5

IV

Surgical specimen

13

45/M

L5 to S1

V

Surgical specimen

CHTN, Cooperative Human Tissue Network; F, female; L, lumbar; M, male; S, sacral.

Gruber et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009 11:R47   doi:10.1186/ar2660