| Positive correlation | Negative correlation | ||
| Gene | r | Gene | r | 
| hoxb5a | 0.429 | cthrc1a | -0.076 | 
| hoxb8a | 0.338 | col2a1a | -0.072 | 
| hoxb5b | 0.297 | col9a3 | -0.070 | 
| hoxb3a | 0.180 | col11a1a | -0.070 | 
| hoxc3a | 0.179 | col9a1a | -0.070 | 
| hoxc1a | 0.179 | cnmd | -0.069 | 
| hoxb6b | 0.170 | col2a1b | -0.066 | 
| gsc | 0.151 | col9a2 | -0.065 | 
| hoxb1b | 0.148 | fxyd1 | -0.061 | 
| meis3 | 0.146 | VIT | -0.060 | 
| shox2 | 0.145 | col11a2 | -0.058 | 
| hoxc5a | 0.141 | matn4 | -0.056 | 
| meis2b | 0.140 | dlx4a | -0.052 | 
| barx1 | 0.134 | foxc1b | -0.052 | 
| foxf1 | 0.124 | tnn | -0.051 | 
| BX936342.2 | 0.120 | dcn | -0.050 | 
| foxf2a | 0.117 | dlx3b | -0.048 | 
| hoxc4a | 0.112 | pcbd1 | -0.048 | 
| meis1b | 0.112 | hoxa2b | -0.047 | 
| meis1a | 0.111 | epyc | -0.046 | 
| hoxc6a | 0.106 | dlx4b | -0.045 | 
| lhx6 | 0.102 | CYTL1 | -0.045 | 
| hoxb8b | 0.097 | ttc36 | -0.045 | 
| hoxa3a | 0.096 | otos | -0.045 | 
| efna2a | 0.095 | bhmt | -0.045 | 
| CR751227.2 | 0.095 | postnb | -0.045 | 
| tmem98 | 0.093 | thbs1b | -0.044 | 
| hpgd | 0.093 | fgfbp2b | -0.044 | 
| rdh10a | 0.093 | si:dkey-16p21.8 | -0.043 | 
| rbp5 | 0.091 | sox9a | -0.043 | 
| hoxb2a | 0.090 | aldob | -0.043 | 
| inhbaa | 0.090 | fibina | -0.043 | 
| meox2b | 0.087 | tbx15 | -0.042 | 
| hoxa5a | 0.087 | hpdb | -0.042 | 
| aldh1a2 | 0.084 | phlda3 | -0.042 |