Table 3. Ranking of gene expression markers according to highest fold change in asymptomatic (A) compared with symptomatic (S) samples quantified by Real Time RT−PCR.

Gene name	FC (A vs S)	P-value
Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta (MAP1LC3B)	5	<0.0001**
Endoplasmic reticulum protein 27 (ERP27)	4.07	0.047*
Interleukin 12B (IL12B)	2.5	0.028*
Lectin, mannose-binding, 1 (LMAN1)	2	0.04*
RAB24, member RAS oncogene family (RAB24)	1.75	0.031*
ERO1-like beta (S.cerevisiae) (ERO1LB)	1.67	0.034*
v-raf-1 murine leukemia viral oncogene homolog 1 (RAF1)	1.67	0.074
Protein disulfide isomerase family A, member 4 (PDIA4)	1.52	0.062
SEC63 homolog (S. cerevisiae) (SEC63)	1.46	0.05*
Heat shock 70 kDa protein 1A (HSPA1A)	1.46	0.024*
Stress-associated endoplasmic reticulum protein 1 (SERP1)	1.4	0.32
DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily B, member 9 (DNAJB9)	1.4	0.067

The statistical significance was analyzed with the non-parametrical statistical test Mann-Whitney U test (* P≤0.05 and ** P≤0.0001).