Evaluation of TGF-Beta 2 and VEGFα Gene Expression Levels in Epiretinal Membranes and Internal Limiting Membranes in the Course of Retinal Detachments, Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Holes, and Idiopathic Epiretinal Membranes

Table 6

Expression levels of VEGFα and of TGFβ2 in the ERMs and ILMs in eyes with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

	ERM	ILM	value
VEGFα (in RRD)
Mean	3.71	2.53	0.004
Median	3.82	2.70
Standard deviation	1.96	1.85
TGFβ2 (in RRD)
Mean	5.60	14.92	0.002
Median	5.76	0.00
Standard deviation	2.46	18.74