Table 2. The most generally down-regulated genes in atherosclerotic plaques analysed with TaqMan Low Density array.
| Gene abbreviation | Gene ID | Average FC |
| ITLN1 (intelectin 1) | 55600 | −568.2 (p<0.001) |
| APOD (apolipoprotein D) | 347 | −103.9 (p<0.001) |
| DUSP26 (dual specificity phosphatase 26) | 78986 | −21.3 (p<0.001) |
| CASQ2 (calsequestrin 2) | 845 | −23.6 (p<0.001) |
| RGS5 (regulator of G-protein signaling 5) | 8490 | −13.0 (p<0.001) |
| TCEAL2 (transcription elongation factor A (SII)-like 2) | 140597 | −18.6 (p<0.001) |
| DES (desmin) | 1674 | −15.8 (p=0.025) |
| CALD1 (caldesmon 1) | 800 | −10.4 (p<0.001) |
| PPP1R3C (protein phosphatase 1) regulatory (inhibitor) subunit 3C) | 5507 | −9.5 (p<0.001) |
| ADRA2C (adrenergic, alpha-2C-, receptor) | 152 | −12.9 (p<0.001) |
| CSRP2 (cysteine and glycine-rich protein 2) | 1466 | −8.6 (p<0.001) |
| SPEG (SPEG complex locus) | 10290 | −4.2 (p<0.001) |
| CNN1 (calponin 1) | 1264 | −4.3 (p<0.001) |
| C6orf117 (chromosome 6 open reading frame 117) | 112609 | −8.7 (p<0.001) |
| LMOD1 (leiomodin 1) | 25802 | −6.5 (p<0.001) |
| RAMP1 (receptor activity modifying protein 1) | 10267 | −5.4 (p<0.001) |
The results are shown as an average fold change (FC) compared to control arteries.