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Table 1 Demographics of the users

From: The gene patent controversy on Twitter: a case study of Twitter users’ responses to the CHEO lawsuit against Long QT gene patents

Senders

Number of sources

Percentage

Individuals

191

61.6(%)

 Members of the public

102

53.4

 Academics

49

25.7

 Journalists

14

7.3

 Clinical practitioners

12

6.3

 IP lawyers

12

6.3

 Industry representatives

2

1.0

Organizations

119

38.4(%)

 Advocacy/non-profit groups

40

33.6

 News media

38

32.0

 Health institutions

21

17.6

 Law firms

14

11.8

 Academic institutions

6

5.0