Table 2. List of differentially expressed genes.

Probe ID	Gene Symbol	Gene Name	Fold change (Nexus)	q-value (Nexus)	Fold Change (Genespring)	Corrected p-value (Genespring)
A_23_P63343	UTS2	Urotensin 2	−4.76	0	−5.42	0.044
A_24_P28977	TRPC1	Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily C, member 1	−4.06	0	−4.94	0.042
A_23_P210100	CYP26B1	Cytochrome P450, family 26, subfamily B, polypeptide 1	3.6	0.005	5.22	0.042
A_23_P92672	OCLN	Occludin	2.66	0.0005	3.67	0.041
A_23_P31671	UQCRB	Ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase binding protein	−2.65	0.0002	−2.93	0.049
A_24_P231104	LEPR	Leptin receptor	−2.55	0.01	−2.71	0.041
A_32_P134056	DOCK4	Dedicator of cytokinesis 4	2.43	0.0006	3.02	0.048
A_23_P63209	HSD11B1	Hydroxysteroid (11-beta) dehydrogenase 1	−2.35	0.008	−2.56	0.044
A_24_P257224	TPO	Thyroid peroxidase	−2.26	0.002	−2.36	0.041
A_23_P150609	IGF2	Insulin-like growth factor 2/somatomedin A	2.24	0.001	2.47	0.048
A_23_P102454	INSIG2	Insulin induced gene 2	−2.07	0.002	−2.21	0.047
A_32_P153071	VIPR2	Vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 2	2.02	0.009	2.26	0.045
A_23_P205986	IGF1R	Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor	1.38	0.025	1.5	0.046

Representative list of genes differentially expressed between control and athlete groups at time point T2. Those indicated in bold have been validated by quantitative real-time PCR.