Table 3 Relative mRNA expression profile of studied autophagy genes
From: Autophagy-related genes in Egyptian patients with Behçet's disease
Gene | Control subjects (n = 30) | BD patients (n = 71) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | Interquartile range | Median | Interquartile range | ||
ATG5 | 9.49*10–3 | (6.52*10–3–1.89*10–2) | 4.62*10–3 | (2.18*10–3–1.08*10–2) | 0.004 |
ATG7 | 5.29*10–3 | (3.14*10–3–9.74*10–3) | 4.46*10–3 | (2.16*10–3–9.20*10–3) | 0.24 |
ATG12 | 1.70*10–2 | (1.37*10–2–3.09*10–2) | 1.43*10–2 | (8.86*10–3–3.35*10–2) | 0.41 |
LC3b | 7.00*10–3 | (5.39*10–3–1.63*10–2) | 6.69*10–2 | (2.77*10–2–1.24*10–1) | < 0.001 |
mTOR | 1.70*10–2 | (1.37*10–2–3.09*10–2) | 7.44*10–3 | (5.03*10–3–2.79*10–2) | 0.01 |