Human PBMCs: Patients with HSPN vs. Patients with HSP. Human PBMCs: Patients with HSPN vs. Patients with HSP

Genes that were up-regulated in acute stage in HSPN patients compared with HSP patients, and that showed over 1.5-fold differences by the comparison between the two groups in the mean expression levels were selected. Overall design: Gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of HSPN patients was compared with HSP patients in acute stage.