Research Article

Effects of Qi-Fang-Xi-Bi-Granules on Cartilage Morphology and C/ebpα Promoter Methylation in Rats with Knee Osteoarthritis

Table 3

C/ebpα methylation in different groups.

Target geneDistance from methylation 
site to the start codon
D versus Y 
value
Z versus Y 
value
G versus Y 
value
Q versus Y 
value
G versus Z 
value
G versus D 
value
Z versus D 
value

C/ebpα-221881 bp0.68660.94960.18690.4858
C/ebpα-2−458 bp0.35940.57040.39430.9667
C/ebpα-2−452 bp0.30550.17150.40110.24350.37810.9821

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