The presence and distribution of various genes in postnatal CLP-affected palatine tissue

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Table 3 Semi-quantitative evaluation of SOX3, WNT3A, and WNT9B gene signals in cleft-affected palatine mucosa and controls

Patient’s No	SOX3			WNT3A			WNT9B
Patient’s No	E	CT	END	E	CT	END	E	CT	END
1	0	0	0	0/ +	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0/ +	0	0	0/ +	0	0
3	+	0	0	+	0	0	+	0	0
4	+ +	0	0	+ +	0	0	+ + / + + +	0	0
5	+ +	0	0	0/ +	0	0	+ + + / + + + +	0	0
6	+ +	0	0	0/ +	0	0	+ + +	0	0
7	0	0	0	0/ +	0	0	0/ +	0	0
8	+ / + +	0	0	+ +	0	0	+ + +	0	0
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	+	0	0	+ + + / + + + +	0	0	+ / + +	0	0
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	+ + +	+	+ +	+ + + / + + + +	0	0	0	0	0
13	0	0	0	0/ +	0	0	0/ +	0	0
14	0/ +	0	0	+	0	0	+ + +	0	0
15	0/ +	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Median	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
Q1–Q3	0.0–2.0	0.0–0.0	0.0–0.0	0.5–2.0	0.0–0.0	0.0–0.0	0.0–3.0	0.0–0.0	0.0–0.0
Control	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Abbreviations: No. number, E epithelium, CT connective tissue, END endothelium