Table V.

Dysregulation of 22 common DEGs in WB, AF and NP.

	Fold change
Gene symbol	WB-DEGs	AF-DEGs	NP-DEGs
ABLIM1	−1.59	−1.73	−2.97
ACKR3	−1.53	−2.77	−2.21
ARG1	7.36	−1.90	−2.95
AVIL	2.211	−2.44	−2.13
BACH2	−1.78	−2.38	−2.20
C1orf21	−1.57	−1.69	−1.69
ENPP4	−1.55	1.80	2.05
FKBP11	−1.60	1.76	1.79
FRY	1.61	−1.68	1.83
HSPA13	−1.59	1.91	1.66
KLF3-AS1	−1.86	−2.07	−1.63
MRVI1	2.43	−1.70	−1.61
PDIA4	−1.74	1.99	1.68
SLC19A3	1.54	−1.67	−1.66
SLC25A37	1.59	−1.50	1.53
SOD2	1.59	2.80	1.54
SSH2	1.76	−1.90	−2.56
THEM4	−1.53	−1.63	−1.66
TNFAIP6	2.65	2.22	3.00
TREM1	2.12	3.02	2.87
ZBTB41	−1.53	1.52	1.58
ZNF185	1.52	−1.66	−2.19

DEGs, differentially expressed genes; WB, whole blood; AF, annulus fibrosis; NP, nucleus pulposus. Gene names are defined in Table SII.