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. 2013 Oct 21;8(10):e77951. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077951

Figure 1. Relative expression of 4 genes related to cellular immune function in heart failure patients before and after LVAD implant and age matched control subjects with normal cardiac function.

Figure 1

Expression of CD4, HLA-DRA, PRF1, and PDIA3 was evaluated with RT-qPCR and RNA-sequencing in patients with end-stage heart failure before LVAD, 7 days post LVAD, and 180 days post LVAD. Expression in age-matched subjects with normal cardiac function was measured with RT-qPCR alone. Ŧ p < 0.05 compared to non-heart failure patients, * p < 0.05 compared to pre-LVAD.