Table 4.

The top ten genes that appear for most times in the selected pairs in “Good + Intermediate” v.s. “Poor”

Gene	number of pairs
growth differentiation factor 5 (GDF5)	67
transcription factor 7-like 1 (TCF7L1)	64
3′-phosphoadenosine 5′-phosphosulfate synthase 1 (PAPSS1)	51
secreted frizzled-related protein 1(SFRP1)	43
gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor, pi (GABRP)	41
mannosidase, alpha, class 2B, member 2 (MAN2B2)	37
desmocollin 2 (DSC2)	36
transforming growth factor, beta 3 (TGFB3)	35
CRADD	35
ELOVL fatty acid elongase 5(ELOVL5)	32