Table 1.

mRNA and protein expression of transcription factors ELF1, ETS2, RUNX1 and STAT5 in human aneurysmal and non-aneurysmal infrarenal aorta.

TF	Gene ID	mRNA Levels *		Protein Expression *
		AAA vs. Control	FDR	AAA	Control
ELF1	1997	1.8-fold increase	0.0263	+++	++
ETS2	2114	1.4-fold decrease	NS	++	++
RUNX1	861	2.5-fold increase	0.0058	++	+
STAT5	6776 ( STAT5A)	No difference	NS	+++	++
	6777 ( STAT5B)

* These results are based on our previous studies in which mRNA levels were assessed by microarray analysis [7] and protein levels by immunohistochemical analyses [8,14]; NS: Not significant; +: Detectable, low level of expression; ++: Moderate level of expression; +++: High level of expression.