Table 2.
Genes for which the expression in carotid atherosclerosis was consistently associated with the symptoms of cerebral embolization in the two microarray datasets included in this study.
| Gene symbol | Gene name | E-MEXP-2257 dataset | GSE21545 dataset | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fold change | Regulation | P-value | Fold change | Regulation | P-value | ||
| ARSB | arylsulfatase B | 1.15 | Up | 0.039 | 1.15 | Up | 0.030 |
| F3 | coagulation factor III, tissue factor | 1.26 | Up | 0.019 | −1.20 | Down | 0.035 |
| GAS6 | growth arrest specific 6 | −1.42 | Down | 0.011 | −1.18 | Down | 0.032 |
| GPR135 | G protein-coupled receptor 135 | −1.21 | Down | 0.004 | 1.17 | Up | 0.012 |
| LOC730101 | uncharacterized LOC730101 | −1.16 | Down | 0.006 | −1.20 | Down | 0.025 |
| SLPI | secretory leukocyte peptidase inhibitor | −1.27 | Down | 0.013 | −1.35 | Down | 0.018 |
| UBA6 | ubiquitin like modifier activating enzyme 6 | 1.20 | Up | 0.039 | −1.39 | Down | 0.032 |
P-value, calculated with non-parametric Mann-Whitney test without mathematical correction for multiple comparisons.