Table 1

 Highly expressed genes in PVNS compared with RA

GenesNo
Mitochondrial
16S rRNA30
12S rRNA5
Homosapiens tomoregulin mRNA2
Homosapiens ARFGAP 1 protein mRNA1
Mitochondrial proteolipid 68 MP homology1
Inflammation
β2-Microglobulin mRNA4
Transforming growth factor-β mRNA1
Fibrogenolysis
Arg/serpin 1 plasminogen activator-inhibitor 2 mRNA1
Homosapiens similar to serine proteinase mRNA1
Homosapiens similar to serine/arginine repetitive matrix mRNA1
Iron metabolism
Ferritin light chain mRNA13
Cartilage degradation
Homosapiens dihydropyrimidinase mRNA1
Homosapiens osteopontin mRNA1
Neoplastic
l-Plastin mRNA1
Others
Eukaryotic translation elongation factor mRNA2
Homosapiens Nef-associated factor mRNA1
Unknown2
Total68 clones