RT-QPCR validation of microarray results/Relative level of up and down-regulated mRNA in control and NBCCS fibroblasts^*.

*The level of mRNA of the indicated genes was measured by RT-QPCR on the mRNAs extracted from each dermal equivalent used for the microarray assay (CTRL: n = 3; NBCCS: n = 6). Results were normalized and set to 1 for the mRNA from the dermal equivalent with control fibroblast strain 1. The ratios between the average mRNA levels in the NBCCS and the control fibroblasts and the p-value are indicated. NS: not significant (p>0.05).