Gene | RNA-Seq results | RT-PCR results | |||||||
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 | Differential expression | Significant log2 fold-change | Qvalue | Age |  | 2-ΔCt log2 fold-change | Pvalue | Mean Ct value, young | Mean Ct value, old |
 |  |  |  | Young | Old |  |  |  |  |
DKK1 | Higher in old | -4.9 | 0.0006 | 0.0044 ± 0.006 | 0.0338 ± 0.20 | -3.0 | 0.024 | 30.9 | 28.8 |
COL10 | Higher in old | -1.4 | 0.03 | 0.0006 ± 0.0001 | 0.0013 ± 0.0009 | -1.0 | 0.26 | 32.4 | 32.3 |
RUNX2 | Lower in old | 2.2 | 0.038 | 0.0093 ± 0.009 | 0.0034 ± 0.002 | 1.5 | 0.002 | 29 | 30.8 |
SRPX | Lower in old | 1.6 | 0.009 | 0.0046 ± 0.005 | 0.0006 ± 0.0005 | 3.0 | 0.007 | 30 | 33.8 |
ACSL5 | Lower in old | 30.1 | 0.02 | 0.0155 ± 0.0002 | 0.0062 ± 0.005 | 1.3 | 0.09 | 29.5 | 29.6 |
IL7R | Lower in old | 30.1 | 0.06 | 0.0005 ± 0.0002 | 0.0001 ± 0.0001 | 2.3 | 0.06 | 33.9 | 37 |
COL2A1 | Lower in old | 6.5 | 2.29 × 10-32 | 63.3246 ± 54.7 | 1.3165 ± 1.12 | 5.7 | 0.04 | 18.3 | 22.4 |
COL1A1 | Lower in old | 6.5 | 1.48 × 10-28 | 3.4815 ± 1.57 | 0.0278 ± 0.02 | 7.0 | 0.15 | 24.3 | 27.5 |
MMP1 | Lower in old | 1.6 | 0.006 | 0.7093 ± 0.21 | 0.4027 ± 0.14 | 0.8 | 0.05 | 23.1 | 24 |
MMP13 | Lower in old | 2 | 0.0003 | 0.2323 ± 0.15 | 0.044 ± 0.04 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 26.1 | 26.8 |
ADAMTS-4 | Lower in old | 1.9 | 0.0008 | 0.5121 ± 0.35 | 0.1345 ± 0.05 | 1.9 | 0.07 | 24 | 24.9 |
IL1β | Lower in old | 6.2 | 8.91 × 10-10 | 0.0057 ± 0.005 | 0.0004 ± 0.0003 | 3.9 | 0.05 | 30.1 | 33.4 |
TNFα | No change | Not significant | 1 | 0.0041 ± 0.004 | 0.001 ± 0.0003 | 2.1 | 0.28 | 31.1 | 32.1 |
TGFβ | No change | Not significant | 1 | 1.2865 ± 0.23 | 2.3124 ± 1.24 | -0.8 | 0.15 | 21.9 | 21.4 |