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Table 3 Gene ontology categories using biological process ontology. The top 21 category terms with a gene count over three and p < 0.01 are listed

From: Retinoic acid has the potential to suppress endometriosis development

Term

Count

P-value

Response to stimulus

29

0.0035

Immune system process

20

p < 0.001

Negative regulation of cellular process

20

p < 0.001

Negative regulation of biological process

20

0.0010

Organ development

17

0.0098

Immune response

16

p < 0.001

Regulation of cell proliferation

12

0.0016

Defense response

11

p < 0.001

Regulation of apoptosis

11

0.0060

Regulation of programmed cell death

11

0.0065

Regulation of cell death

11

0.0066

Negative regulation of cell proliferation

10

p < 0.001

Response to other organism

8

p < 0.001

Response to biotic stimulus

8

0.0029

Monocarboxylic acid metabolic process

7

0.0037

Blood vessel morphogenesis

6

0.0039

Positive regulation of response to stimulus

6

0.0063

Blood vessel development

6

0.0073

Vasculature development

6

0.0081

Hormone metabolic process

5

0.0019

Regulation of hormone levels

5

0.0067

Positive regulation of protein kinase cascade

5

0.0095

Cellular hormone metabolic process

4

0.0031

Response to lipopolysaccharide

4

0.0066

Secondary metabolic process

4

0.0071

Response to molecule of bacterial origin

4

0.0089