Table 2.

Real-time PCR analysis of gene expression for apo L1 and apo L2 in individual control and schizophrenic subjects (2)

Control group	ΔCt	mRNA level (×1,000)	Schizophrenia group	ΔCt	mRNA level (×1,000)
1	10.49	0.69	1	9.02	1.92*
2	10.76	0.57	2	10.03	0.95
3	10.23	0.83	3	8.64	2.51
4	10.82	0.55	4	9.71	1.19
5	11.46	0.35	5	9.35	1.53
6	10.45	0.71	6	8.92	2.06*
7	11.84	1.27	7	9.25	1.64
8	8.96	2.01	8	8.88	2.12*
9	9.71	1.19	9	8.33	3.11
10	9.16	1.74	10	8.67	2.45
11	9.52	1.36	11	8.59	2.59
12	10.60	0.64	12	8.68	2.43
13	10.30	0.79	13	9.47	1.41
14	11.06	0.47	14	9.96	1.00
15	9.35	1.53	15	8.51	2.74
Av	10.31	0.91	Av	9.06	1.97

The ΔCt value was derived by normalizing mRNA transcript levels against the housekeeping gene GAPDH. Each ΔCt was produced by the mean values taken for two independent replicates. Note that a higher ΔCt value indicates lower expression levels (a ΔCt decrease of 1 corresponds to a 2-fold increase in gene expression). The mRNA level value was obtained by the equation 2^−ΔCt.  

¹⁷⁸ denotes schizophrenia patients who were not treated with antipsychotics at time of death.