did not reach statistical significancep = 0.0279
Despite differences that did not reach statistical significance in the case of CD83 , CCL3 and LIPA , gene expression modulation in eosinophils from asthmatic patients is statistically (p = 0.0279, Spearman r = 0.7857) similar to our observation using microarrays, as evidenced by a correlation analysis between the two sets of data (fold changes obtained with Agilent microarrays vs . fold change calculated by RT-qPCR, data not shown).