Table 3

Up-regulation of immune response genes in skeletal muscles of patients with active JDM longer than 2 months (Cluster C and D; genes are in order shown in figure 1)

Affymetrix accession
p-value
Fold change (long/short)
Gene description

Cluster C



203981_s_at
6.2E-03
1.5
ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member 4
210105_s_at
1.5E-03
1.6
FYN oncogene related to SRC, FGR, YES
214430_at
1.4E-03
1.6
galactosidase, alpha
200602_at
6.5E-04
2.0
amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein
201103_x_at
5.7E-03
1.4
hypothetical protein LOC200030
209765_at
2.3E-03
1.6
a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain 19
216510_x_at
9.6E-04
5.6
immunoglobulin heavy constant gamma 1
201069_at
3.9E-03
2.0
matrix metalloproteinase 2
203473_at
1.1E-04
2.2
solute carrier organic anion transporter family, member 2B1
203742_s_at
1.9E-03
1.5
thymine-DNA glycosylase
205917_at
6.5E-04
1.6
ZNF264
212671_s_at
2.5E-04
5.6
major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ alpha 1/2




Cluster D



218376_s_at
4.1E-03
2.5
NEDD9 interacting protein with calponin homology and LIM domains
209079_x_at
9.1E-04
1.6
protocadherin gamma subfamily
38671_at
5.9E-04
1.6
plexin D1
201279_s_at
2.0E-03
1.6
disabled homolog 2, mitogen-responsive phosphoprotein (Drosophila)
211066_x_at
6.5E-04
1.6
protocadherin gamma subfamily
215599_at
3.8E-04
2.1
SMA4
205717_x_at
1.8E-03
1.4
protocadherin gamma subfamily
217659_at
1.3E-03
1.6
KIAA0261
212607_at
1.1E-04
1.3
AKT3 (protein kinase B, gamma)
211748_x_at
4.0E-03
2.4
prostaglandin D2 synthase 21 kDa (brain)
215376_at
2.4E-04
1.4
CDNA FLJ12295 fis, clone MAMMA1001818
202259_s_at
1.1E-04
1.6
phosphonoformate immuno-associated protein 5
212187_x_at
2.1E-03
1.9
prostaglandin D2 synthase 21 kDa (brain)
206666_at
3.7E-04
2.5
granzyme K (serine protease, granzyme 3; tryptase II)
217947_at
5.9E-04
1.9
chemokine-like factor super family 6

Chen et al. BMC Immunology 2008 9:43   doi:10.1186/1471-2172-9-43