Table 2 Statistical analysis of gene expression patterns: Expression differences between sexes and correlation with age.

From: Temporal expression pattern of genes during the period of sex differentiation in human embryonic gonads

Gene

Exp. difference female vs. male (p-value) Linear model

Gender

Correlation with age (p-value) Spearman

Bipotential gonad

WT1

Yes (0.0227)*

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

Yes (<0.0001)

SF1

No (>0.1)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

No (>0.1)

Sex differentiation

SRY

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

NA

Male

Yes (<0.0143)

SOX8

No (>0.1)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

No (>0.1)

SOX9

Yes (<0.0001)*

Female

Yes (0.0155)

Male

No (0.0689)

SOX10

No (>0.1)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

No (>0.1)

SOX17

No (>0.1)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

No (>0.1)

GLI1

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

Yes (0.011)

Male

Yes (0.0002)

PTCH1

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

Yes (0.0072)

AMH

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

Yes (0.0014)

AMHR2

Yes (<0.0167)*

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

No (>0.1)

ETV5

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

Yes (<0.0001)

Male

Yes (0.0295)

WNT2B

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

Yes (<0.0001)

Male

No (>0.1)

WNT4

No (>0.1)

Female

No (<0.056)

Male

No (>0.1)

RSPO1

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

Yes (0.0007)

FOXL2

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

No (>0.1)

Germ cells

KIT

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

Yes (<0.0001)

Male

Yes (<0.0001)

KITLG

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

Yes (0.0025)

Male

Yes (>0.0001)

OCT-4

Yes (<0.0001)*

Female

Yes (<0.0002)

Male

Yes (0.0103)

LIN28

Yes (<0.0001)*

Female

Yes (0.0169)

Male

No (>0.1)

GAGE10

No (>0.1)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

Yes (0.0003)

GAGE12B

No (>0.1)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

Yes (<0.0001)

Steroidogenesis

LHCGR

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

Yes (0.0001)

POR

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

Yes (<0.0001)

STAR

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

Yes (<0.0001)

CYP11A1

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

No (0.0503)

Male

Yes (<0.0001)

CYP17A1

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

Yes (0.0379)

Male

Yes (<0.0001)

HSD3β1

Yes (<0.02)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

No (>0.1)

HSD3β2

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

No (0.0869)

Male

Yes (0.0045)

HSD17β3

Yes (<0.0001)*

Female

No (0.0700)

Male

Yes (<0.0001)

HSD17β7

Yes (<0.0001)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

Yes (<0.0001)

ER-α/β

No (>0.1)

Female

No (>0.1)

Male

No (>0.1)

  1. *Quadric model fitted data better than linear and was used.