Transforming Growth Factor-Beta (TGF-β) Signaling in Paravertebral Muscles in Juvenile and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Table 3

Comparison of the qRT-PCR transcriptional profile of TGFBs and TGFBRs in paravertebral muscles of the concave (M1) and convex (M2) sides of the curve in JIS (group A) and AIS (group B) patients.

Group	value nonparametric Mann-Whitney test
	TGF-1	TGF-2	TGF-3	TGFBR1	TGFBR2	TGFBR3
A (M1 versus M2)	0.492	0.958	0.313	0.562	0.683	0.022
B (M1 versus M2)	0.683	0.0044	0.048	0.157	0.0109	0.214