Upregulated genes identified by significance analysis of microarrays
| Rank | Accession number | Gene |
| 1 | NM_006500 | MCAM |
| 2 | NM_002546 | TNFRSF11B/OPG |
| 3 | NM_003467 | CXCR‐4 |
| 4 | NM_000740 | CHRM3 |
| 5 | NM_006143 | GPR‐19 |
| 6 | NM_001202 | BMP‐4 |
| 7 | X68742 | α1‐integrin |
| 8 | NM_003808 | TNFSF13 |
| 9 | NM_006664 | SCYA27 |
| 10 | NM_000142 | FGFR3 |
| 11 | NM_005030 | PLK |
| 12 | NM_001775 | CD38 |
| 13 | NM_002609 | PDGFRβ |
MCAM: melanoma cell adhesion molecule
TNFRSF11B/OPG: tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 11b (osteoprotegrin)
CXCR‐4: CXC chemokine receptor 4
CHRM3: muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype 3
GPR‐19: G protein-coupled receptor 19
BMP‐4: bone morphogenetic protein 4
TNFSF13: tumour necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 13
SCYA27: CC chemokine ligand 27
FGFR3: fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
PLK: polo-like kinase
PDGFRβ: platelet-derived growth factor receptor β