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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study cohort

From: Epigenome-wide analysis in newborn blood spots from monozygotic twins discordant for cerebral palsy reveals consistent regional differences in DNA methylation

Twin ID

Type of CP

Gestational age (weeks)

Brain Injury

9001

Spastic diplegia

27 (Preterm)

WMI

9002

Spastic diplegia

28 (Preterm)

WMI

9003*

Spastic diplegia

29 (Preterm)

WMI

9004

Spastic diplegia

29 (Preterm)

WMI

9005

Spastic quadriplegia

31 (Preterm)

WMI

9006

Spastic diplegia

32 (Preterm)

WMI

9007

Spastic hemiplegia

32 (Preterm)

WMI

9008

Spastic quadriplegia

33 (Preterm)

WMI

9009

Spastic diplegia

33 (Preterm)

WMI

9010

Spastic diplegia

36 (Preterm)

M

9011

Dyskinetic: dystonic

38 (Term)

GMI

9012

Dyskinetic: hypotonia

32 (Preterm)

WMI

9013

Spastic quadriplegia

38 (Term)

M

9014

Ataxia

34 (Preterm)

GMI

9015

Spastic hemiplegia

32 (Preterm)

WMI

9016

Spastic hemiplegia

38 (Term)

WMI

  1. WMI white matter injury, M miscellaneous, GMI grey matter injury
  2. *Twin pair 9003 was later confirmed not to be MZ and removed from the analysis