Circulating Angiogenic Cell Dysfunction in Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Figure 5
Decreased expression of ENG, ALK1 and eNOS mRNAs in CACs from HHT patients.
Relative mRNA levels for ENG, ALK1 and eNOS genes in CACs were measured by real time RT-PCR with β-actin gene serving as an internal control. As shown in this figure, the mRNA levels of all 3 genes detected were significantly lower in CACs from HHT patients than that in CACs from healthy subjects. *p<0.05, compared with healthy controls.