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Table 1 Donor demographics including disease status, age, cell type, and sex

From: Epigenetic modifying enzyme expression in asthmatic airway epithelial cells and fibroblasts

Cell type

Disease status

Number

Cell source (W/B)

Sex (M/F)

Average Age° (range)

AEC

Asthmatic

11

7/4

5/6

18.8 (8–29)

Healthy

13

8/5

6/7

22.6 (11–42)

Fb

Asthmatic

6

6/0

6/0

20.8 (10–36)

Healthy

6

6/0

6/0

18.2 (5–43)

  1. Airway epithelial cells (AECs) and airway fibroblasts (Fb) were collected from healthy and asthmatic donors. Cell source is identified by whole lung (W) or brushing (B). There were no differences for age between all groups by one-way ANOVA; p = 0.69
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

ISSN: 1471-2466

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