| Positive correlation | Negative correlation | ||
| Gene | r | Gene | r |
| col9a1b | 0.434 | ptmaa | -0.088 |
| col8a1a | 0.418 | hmgb3a | -0.078 |
| col9a3 | 0.400 | hmgb1b | -0.075 |
| optc | 0.399 | mdkb | -0.075 |
| loxl5b | 0.381 | fabp3 | -0.070 |
| aplnr2 | 0.369 | hmgb1a | -0.068 |
| col2a1b | 0.359 | tmsb4x | -0.068 |
| col9a2 | 0.351 | elavl3 | -0.067 |
| spon2a | 0.333 | ckbb | -0.066 |
| col2a1a | 0.316 | prdx2 | -0.063 |
| myl9a | 0.303 | ptmab | -0.063 |
| plod2 | 0.300 | nova2 | -0.063 |
| b3gnt7l | 0.295 | si:dkey-56m19.5 | -0.063 |
| slit1b | 0.295 | rtn1a | -0.062 |
| col5a1 | 0.291 | si:ch211-137a8.4 | -0.061 |
| ctgfa | 0.291 | hnrnpaba | -0.060 |
| ntd5 | 0.290 | sox3 | -0.058 |
| rrbp1b | 0.288 | tmsb | -0.057 |
| rcn3 | 0.281 | nme2b.1 | -0.057 |
| arxa | 0.279 | CU467822.1 | -0.054 |
| sulf1 | 0.277 | lfng | -0.054 |
| npr3 | 0.272 | sox11b | -0.054 |
| scospondin | 0.265 | tubb2b | -0.053 |
| shhb | 0.264 | cspg5a | -0.052 |
| lgals2a | 0.264 | si:ch211-288g17.3 | -0.052 |
| col11a1a | 0.263 | si:dkey-276j7.1 | -0.051 |
| oc90 | 0.261 | dpysl2b | -0.051 |
| fxyd1 | 0.260 | myt1b | -0.050 |
| fkbp7 | 0.257 | marcksb | -0.050 |
| ptx3a | 0.257 | seta | -0.049 |
| serpinh1b | 0.253 | stmn1b | -0.049 |
| phldb2b | 0.250 | apex1 | -0.049 |
| lcn15 | 0.243 | zgc:165461 | -0.048 |
| clu | 0.240 | tmeff1b | -0.048 |
| shha | 0.239 | gpm6ab | -0.048 |