Gastrointestinal microbial populations can distinguish pediatric and adolescent Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) at the time of disease diagnosis

Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects

Diagnosis	Acute lymphocytic leukemia (total n = 28)
Age group	Ages 0–14 (n = 21)	Ages 15–19 (n = 4)	Ages 20–23 (n = 3)
Gender	Male: 13 (62 %)	Male: 4 (100 %)	Male: 2 (67 %)
Gender	Female: 8 (38 %)	Female: 0 (0 %)	Female: 1 (33 %)
Sibling	Healthy control (total n = 23)	Ages 2–25 years (median age 9.3 years)
Gender	Male: 7 (30 %), Female: 16 (70 %)

Three participants in the 20–23 years age group did not complete the study. Two withdrew, and one was deceased

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