Table 7

Real-time PCR validation of microarray negative results

Gene* (Clone No. on Microarray)
Hog 1/hog 2
Sow 1/sow 2
Hog 3/hog 4
Sow 3/sow 4



Change (test/control)
P value
Change (test/control)
P value
Change (test/control)
P value
Change (test/control)
P value

SCD (rpfat_16685)
1.56
0.1680
0.77
0.2119
1.49
0.0822
1.23
0.9943
HSL (rpfat_11096)
1.29
0.0679
1.11
0.2989
1.29
0.3462
1.06
0.5294
PMP22a (rpfat_18575)
1.15
0.6198
1.16
0.3178
1.24
0.6900
1.46
0.1175
PHPT1b (rpfat_15312)
0.75
0.1218
0.95
0.5811
1.24
0.4694
1.46
0.4869

* The full names of each gene are listed in Tables 2-5.

a : PMP22: peripheral myelin protein 22

b :PHPT1: Phosphohistidine phosphatase 1

Three genes (HSL, PMP22 and PHPT1) were confirmed by real-time PCR.

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