RETRACTED ARTICLE: Loss of expression of TGF-βs and their receptors in chronic skin lesions induced by sulfur mustard as compared with chronic contact dermatitis patients

Table 4 The relation between expression of TGF-β genes and severity of pruritus (1: mild, 2: moderate and 3: severe) in all patients.

Expression of TGEβ receptor 2	Expression of TGEβ receptor 1	Expression of TGF-β2	Expression of TGF-β1	Severity of pruritus	Num
+	+	-	-	3	1
-	-	-	-	3	2
-	-	-	-	3	3
-	-	-	-	3	4
-	-	-	-	3	5
-	-	-	+	3	6
-	-	-	-	3	7
-	-	-	+	3	8
-	-	-	-	3	9
-	-	-	-	3	10
-	+	-	-	3	11
-	-	-	-	3	12
-	-	-	-	3	13
-	-	-	-	3	14
+	-	+	-	3	15
-	-	-	-	3	16
-	-	-	-	3	17
+	+	+	+	3	18
+	+	+	+	2	19
+	+	-	+	3	20
+	+	+	+	1	21
+	+	+	-	3	22
-	-	-	-	3	23
-	+	-	-	2	24
+	+	-	+	1	25
+	+	+	+	3	26
-	+	+	+	2	27
-	-	+	-	3	28
-	-	-	-	2	29
-	-	-	-	3	30
+	+	+	+	3	31
-	+	-	+	1	32
-	+	-	-	2	33
+	+	-	+	3	34

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Expression of TGEβ receptor 2	Expression of TGEβ receptor 1	Expression of TGF-β2	Expression of TGF-β1	Severity of pruritus	Num
+	+	-	-	3	1
-	-	-	-	3	2
-	-	-	-	3	3
-	-	-	-	3	4
-	-	-	-	3	5
-	-	-	+	3	6
-	-	-	-	3	7
-	-	-	+	3	8
-	-	-	-	3	9
-	-	-	-	3	10
-	+	-	-	3	11
-	-	-	-	3	12
-	-	-	-	3	13
-	-	-	-	3	14
+	-	+	-	3	15
-	-	-	-	3	16
-	-	-	-	3	17
+	+	+	+	3	18
+	+	+	+	2	19
+	+	-	+	3	20
+	+	+	+	1	21
+	+	+	-	3	22
-	-	-	-	3	23
-	+	-	-	2	24
+	+	-	+	1	25
+	+	+	+	3	26
-	+	+	+	2	27
-	-	+	-	3	28
-	-	-	-	2	29
-	-	-	-	3	30
+	+	+	+	3	31
-	+	-	+	1	32
-	+	-	-	2	33
+	+	-	+	3	34

Expression of TGEβ receptor 2	Expression of TGEβ receptor 1	Expression of TGF-β2	Expression of TGF-β1	Severity of pruritus	Num
+	+	-	-	3	1
-	-	-	-	3	2
-	-	-	-	3	3
-	-	-	-	3	4
-	-	-	-	3	5
-	-	-	+	3	6
-	-	-	-	3	7
-	-	-	+	3	8
-	-	-	-	3	9
-	-	-	-	3	10
-	+	-	-	3	11
-	-	-	-	3	12
-	-	-	-	3	13
-	-	-	-	3	14
+	-	+	-	3	15
-	-	-	-	3	16
-	-	-	-	3	17
+	+	+	+	3	18
+	+	+	+	2	19
+	+	-	+	3	20
+	+	+	+	1	21
+	+	+	-	3	22
-	-	-	-	3	23
-	+	-	-	2	24
+	+	-	+	1	25
+	+	+	+	3	26
-	+	+	+	2	27
-	-	+	-	3	28
-	-	-	-	2	29
-	-	-	-	3	30
+	+	+	+	3	31
-	+	-	+	1	32
-	+	-	-	2	33
+	+	-	+	3	34

Expression of TGEβ receptor 2	Expression of TGEβ receptor 1	Expression of TGF-β2	Expression of TGF-β1	Severity of pruritus	Num
+	+	-	-	3	1
-	-	-	-	3	2
-	-	-	-	3	3
-	-	-	-	3	4
-	-	-	-	3	5
-	-	-	+	3	6
-	-	-	-	3	7
-	-	-	+	3	8
-	-	-	-	3	9
-	-	-	-	3	10
-	+	-	-	3	11
-	-	-	-	3	12
-	-	-	-	3	13
-	-	-	-	3	14
+	-	+	-	3	15
-	-	-	-	3	16
-	-	-	-	3	17
+	+	+	+	3	18
+	+	+	+	2	19
+	+	-	+	3	20
+	+	+	+	1	21
+	+	+	-	3	22
-	-	-	-	3	23
-	+	-	-	2	24
+	+	-	+	1	25
+	+	+	+	3	26
-	+	+	+	2	27
-	-	+	-	3	28
-	-	-	-	2	29
-	-	-	-	3	30
+	+	+	+	3	31
-	+	-	+	1	32
-	+	-	-	2	33
+	+	-	+	3	34