Table 2.

Relative expression (fold-change) between normal and WS-affected broilers, respective p values, and expression levels calculated for each group.

Genes	Relative expression	p value	Fold-change by group (Mean ± SD)
			Normal	WS-affected
ACTG1	−1	0.717	1.12 ± 0.49	1.12 ± 0.56
CA2	1.58*	0.006	1.07 ± 0.38	1.68 ± 0.75
CALM2	−1,79*	0.007	1.11 ± 0.55	0.62 ± 0.62
CHST1	1.18	0.945	1.57 ± 1.61	1.84 ± 2.92
CSRP3	14.56*	0.0001	0.84 ± 0.56	12.38 ± 12.21
DNASE1L3	−1.85*	0.005	1.11 ± 0.50	0.60 ± 0.34
HDAC1	−1.01	0.508	1.11 ± 0.48	1.02 ± 0.44
HIF1A	−1.12	0.151	1.12 ± 0.58	0.99 ± 0.85
MAPK13	−1.03	0.703	1.21 ± 0.83	1.17 ± 0.58
MYLK2	−0.8*	0.001	1.16 ± 0.91	0.36 ± 0.4
PLIN1	2.11*	0.009	1.47 ± 1.11	3.10 ± 1.97
RYR2	−1.45	0.773	1.57 ± 1.47	1.08 ± 0.67
SMAD3	1.14	0.816	1.37 ± 0.86	1.51 ± 1.26
TNNC2	−1.17	0.386	1.14 ± 0.71	0.97 ± 0.66

SD, standard deviation.

^*p < 0.05.