Additional file 2. Total number of reads per sample. 120000000 100000000 80000000 60000000 40000000 20000000 0 Total number of reads per sample for all (11) samples with an average of 97,890,272 reads per sample. Summary of the differentially expressed genes in the “Axonal Guidance Signaling” Pathway from IPA®. Symbol ABLIM2 ACTR3 ADAM8 ADAM11 ADAM12 ADAMTS1 ADAMTS2 ADAMTS6 ADAMTS7 ARPC5 ARPC1A BMP7 C9orf3 COPS5 CXCR4 EGF EPHA3 EPHB3 FZD1 GNA14 GNG2 HHIP HRAS LINGO1 LRRC4C MET MMP2 MMP9 MMP11 MMP13 MRAS MYL3 MYL9 MYL10 MYL12B PAK1 PAK3 PDGFD PFN2 PIK3R6 PLXNA2 PLXNC1 PRKCH ROBO1 ROBO3 Entrez Gene Name actin binding LIM protein family, member 2 ARP3 actin-related protein 3 homolog (yeast) ADAM metallopeptidase domain 8 ADAM metallopeptidase domain 11 ADAM metallopeptidase domain 12 ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 1 ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 2 ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 6 ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 7 actin related protein 2/3 complex, subunit 5, 16kDa actin related protein 2/3 complex, subunit 1A, 41kDa bone morphogenetic protein 7 chromosome 9 open reading frame 3 COP9 signalosome subunit 5 chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4 epidermal growth factor EPH receptor A3 EPH receptor B3 frizzled class receptor 1 guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), alpha 14 guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), gamma 2 hedgehog interacting protein Harvey rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog leucine rich repeat and Ig domain containing 1 leucine rich repeat containing 4C MET proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase matrix metallopeptidase 2 (gelatinase A, 72kDa gelatinase, 72kDa type IV collagenase) matrix metallopeptidase 9 (gelatinase B, 92kDa gelatinase, 92kDa type IV collagenase) matrix metallopeptidase 11 (stromelysin 3) matrix metallopeptidase 13 (collagenase 3) muscle RAS oncogene homolog myosin, light chain 3, alkali; ventricular, skeletal, slow myosin, light chain 9, regulatory myosin, light chain 10, regulatory myosin, light chain 12B, regulatory p21 protein (Cdc42/Rac)-activated kinase 1 p21 protein (Cdc42/Rac)-activated kinase 3 platelet derived growth factor D profilin 2 phosphoinositide-3-kinase, regulatory subunit 6 plexin A2 plexin C1 protein kinase C, eta roundabout, axon guidance receptor, homolog 1 (Drosophila) roundabout, axon guidance receptor, homolog 3 (Drosophila) Fold Change 1.534 1.591 2.651 -2.568 2.214 -1.514 1.516 2.557 1.720 1.592 2.597 1.994 2.153 -1.653 1.973 1.594 2.422 1.801 1.990 -5.738 1.850 -2.551 1.823 -3.306 -5.124 1.815 2.183 2.337 2.545 2.461 2.989 5.358 1.732 4.976 1.941 1.687 -1.504 1.949 2.077 1.688 -1.590 1.585 -2.143 2.144 4.484 SEMA3A SEMA3G SEMA7A SLIT3 SOS1 TUBA8 TUBA1B TUBA1C TUBB6 WNT11 WNT2B sema domain, immunoglobulin domain (Ig), short basic domain, secreted, (semaphorin) 3A sema domain, immunoglobulin domain (Ig), short basic domain, secreted, (semaphorin) 3G semaphorin 7A, GPI membrane anchor (John Milton Hagen blood group) slit homolog 3 (Drosophila) son of sevenless homolog 1 (Drosophila) tubulin, alpha 8 tubulin, alpha 1b tubulin, alpha 1c tubulin, beta 6 class V wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 11 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 2B 1.560 -1.874 -2.359 3.103 -1.655 -2.487 2.399 -1.714 1.791 2.511 2.380 Summary of significant DE genes their respective fold change expressed in affected birds in found within the “Axonal Guidance Signaling” canonical pathway. This table is a product of Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA®).