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Table 3 Gene expression

From: Possible extracardiac predictors of aortic dissection in Marfan syndrome

 

MMP-3

MMP-9

c-FOS

Compared groups

α value ± SE (α)

Ln 2α

p

α value ± SE (α)

Ln 2α

p

α value ± SE (α)

Ln 2α

p

C vs 1

3.21 ± 0.95 (α1)

2.22

0.046*

2.68 ± 0.84 (α1)

1.85

0.043*

−0.56 ± 1.03 (α1)

−0.38

0.096

C vs 2

0.46 ± 1.02 (α2)

0.31

0.089

2.52 ± 1.03 (α2)

1.74

0.069

0.05 ± 0.99 (α2)

0.03

0.081

2 vs 1

2.7 ± 0.91 (α3)

1.87

0.062

0.16 ± 0.52 (α3)

0.11

0.039*

−0.5 ± 0.62 (α3)

−0.34

0.083

  1. *significant data, α1 = ΔCtC– ΔCt1, α2 = ΔCtC – ΔCt2, α3 = ΔCt2 – ΔCt1; 1: Aortic dissection group; 2: Annuloaortic ectasia group; C: Control group.
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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