Table 1 Clinical and demographic information about the included MS patients and healthy controls

Male : Female ratio

92

1 : 3.4

14

1 : 4.7

32

1 : 1.5

Age in years, mean (range) at sampling

92

50 (19–80)

14

39 (22–57)

32

37 (21–68)

Age in years, mean (range) at disease onset

89

35 (14–60)

Disease course at onset, fraction of relapsing-remitting MS

86

0.87

Oligoclonal bands, positive fraction

68

0.91