Table 1 Information on the nine genes examined: location, function, primers and probes

1

SPARC

6678

5q31.3-q32

Extracellular matrix remodeling

Hs00277762-m1

2

FADD

8772

11q13.3

Death receptor/cytoplasmic response

Hs00538709-m1

3

Fascin

6624

7p22

Cytoskeleton/regulation of cellular

Hs00979629-g1

4

COL7A1

1294

3p21.1

Extracellular matrix

Hs00164310-m1

5

CK4

3851

12q12-q13

Cytoskeleton

Hs00361611-m1

6

TGM3

7053

20q11.2

Protein modification

Hs00162752-m1

7

ECM1

1893

1q21

Extracellular matrix

Hs00189435-m1

8

PPL

5493

16p13.3

Cytoskeleton

Hs00160312-m1

9

EVPL

2125

17q25

Epidermal differentiation and maintenance

Hs00157430-m1

10

GAPDH

Hs99999905-m1