Name Description Gene Bank Relative Expression
pulp / gingiva pulp /
periodontal ligament
DAZ Deleted in azoospermia NM_004081.2 70.97 50.20
SALL1 sal (Drosophila)-like 1 NM_002968.1 10.02 10.11
LRP1B low density lipoprotein-related protein 1B (deleted in tumors) NM_018557.1 116.36 15.66
TRH-DE thyrotropin-releasing hormone degrading ectoenzyme NM_013381.1 776.54 28.13
GPR37 G protein-coupled receptor 37
 (endothelin receptor type B-like)
U87460.1 81.80 12.48
Unknown AW082827 18.11 15.39
Unknown BE466525 10.31 38.33
Table 1: Highly expressed genes in dental pulp compared with gingiva and periodontal ligament by microarray analyses.