Table 1 CSF and serum sample characteristics and assayed methods.

From: Neurofilament light chain levels correlate with clinical measures in CLN3 disease

Group

 

Age (years)

Sex, n (%)

Assay method

 

n

Median

Range

Female

Male

CSF

Serum

   

Q1

Q3

Full

  

PEA

ELISA

SimoaTM

CLN3

21

11.4

7.8

15.4

6.8–20.7

10 (48)

11 (52)

Comparators (n)

       

32

33

34

 Pediatric laboratory controls

20

12.5

7.5

15.5

3.0–20.0

10 (50)

10 (50)

  

  PLC subset

9

14.0

7.0

17.0

4.8–20.0

2 (22)

7 (78)

 

 Pediatric healthy siblings

10

10.8

9.4

13.3

6.3–18.7

4 (40)

6 (60)

  

 CTD

12

7.0

3.9

10.8

3.2–14.3

0

12

 SLOS

12

9.4

5.2

13.7

2.6–21.0

5 (42)

7 (58)

 

  1. CSF cerebrospinal fluid, CTD creatine transporter deficiency, ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, PEA proximal extension assay, PLC pediatric laboratory controls, Q1 quartile 1, 25th percentile, Q3 quartile 3, 75th percentile, SimoaTM single molecule array, SLOS Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome.