A. Representative PCR products from the various gene targets (expected product size in parentheses) resolved on ethidium bromide stained 2.5% agarose gels. B. Composite data. Shown are means + SEM, n = 5 for non-CRS, 4 for CRSsNP, and n = 6 for CRSwNP. In Oneway ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc adjustment *p = 0.041 for CRSsNP vs. non-CRS, and ** p = 0.005 for CRSsNP vs. CRSwNP. CRS: chronic rhinosinusitis; s: sine; w: with; NP: nasal polyposis; NTC: no template control; bp: size marker; SOAT1: sterol O-acyltransferase 1; HBD: human beta defensing; RPLP0: ribosomal protein, large, P0.