Table 1.

Validation of DNA Microarray Results by qPCR

Gene Name	Gene Symbol	Category	Microarray	qPCR
Paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 2	Pitx2	Transcriptional regulation	9.33	7.15 ± 1.37
Homeo box A10	Hoxa10	Transcriptional regulation	−29.18	−23.28 ± 3.55
Homeo box C10	Hoxc10	Transcriptional regulation	−69.66	−11.13 ± 1.70
Homeo box B3	Hoxb3	Transcriptional regulation	−12.60	−90.74 ± 14.83
CD59a antigen	Cd59a	Immune response	10.89	79.62 ± 4.72
Interleukin 6	Il6	Immune response	36.20	11.30 ± 2.65
Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 14	Cxcl14	Immune response	40.01	13.60 ± 1.46
CD109 antigen	Cd109	Immune response	8.64	2.76 ± 0.76
Laminin, alpha 2	Lama2	Extracellular	17.96	25.23 ± 3.71
Plelotrophin	Ptn	Extracellular	−55.29	−786.89 ± 85.16
Fibulin 1	Fbln1	Extracellular	−13.40	−9.72 ± 5.62
Netrin 4	Ntn4	Extracellular	20.95	17.92 ± 1.66
Connective tissue growth factor	Ctgf	Extracellular	9.93	25.76 ± 1.66

Positive values indicate that levels are elevated in the EOM-Fibro compared with the LM-Fibro.

All qPCR values are significant at P < 0.01.