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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Cancer Res. 2015 May 5;21(17):3969–3976. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-15-0244

Figure 2. Functionally related genes are over-expressed in PD-L1+ melanomas.

Figure 2

RNA isolated from 6 PD-L1+ and 5 PD-L1(−) melanomas was assessed for expression of immune-related genes in a multiplex qRT-PCR assay. Results were normalized to PTPRC (CD45, a pan immune cell marker). Red and green dots represent genes over- and under-expressed by at least 2-fold, respectively, in PD-L1+ tumors. The horizontal blue line represents a p-value = 0.10. Numbers in colored boxes denote fold-change in gene expression. Over-expressed genes are associated with immunosuppressive molecules, activated CD8+ T cells, and antigen presenting cells. Additional information is provided in Supplementary Table S5. APC, antigen presenting cell; Th1, T helper 1.