Table 2.

Percentages of whole chromosome 21 gain and loss in neurons and non-neuronal cells isolated from the brains of three different individuals and sorted by FACS

Aneuploid karyotype
Age (years) Cell type % Disomy % Tetrasomy % Monosomy % Trisomy % Aneuploidy Mean chromosome number
2 Neurons 95.4 1.2 2.0 1.4 3.4 2.02
2 Non-neuronal cells 95.8 0.9 2.5 0.8 3.3 2.00
35 Neurons 96.4 0.8 1.8 1.0 2.8 2.01
35 Non-neuronal cells 95.0 1.6 2.5 0.9 3.4 2.02
48 Neurons 96.5 1.3 1.5 0.8 2.3 2.02
48 Non-neuronal cells 94.7 1.4 3.1 0.8 3.9 2.01
Average Neurons 96.1 1.1 1.8 1.1 2.8 2.0
Average Non-neuronal cells 95.2 1.3 2.7 0.8 3.5 2.0