# Table of Contents

1. [abstract](abstract "mention")
2. List of [abbreviations-acronyms-terms](abbreviations-acronyms-terms "mention")
3. [table-of-contents](table-of-contents "mention")
4. [list-of-figures-and-tables](list-of-figures-and-tables "mention")
5. [introduction](introduction "mention")
   1. [#asthma-background](../introduction#asthma-background "mention")
   2. [#current-research-state](../introduction#current-research-state "mention")
   3. [#purpose-for-this-study](../introduction#purpose-for-this-study "mention")
   4. [#intent-and-scope](../introduction#intent-and-scope "mention")
6. [methods-and-materials](methods-and-materials "mention")
   1. [#preliminary-research](../methods-and-materials#preliminary-research "mention")
   2. [#data-sourcing](../methods-and-materials#data-sourcing "mention")
   3. [#original-experiment-conditions](../methods-and-materials#original-experiment-conditions "mention")
   4. [phase-1-data-processing-and-gene-selection](methods-and-materials/phase-1-data-processing-and-gene-selection "mention")
   5. [phase-2-data-analysis](methods-and-materials/phase-2-data-analysis "mention")
      1. [#statistical-analysis](../methods-and-materials/phase-2-data-analysis#statistical-analysis "mention")
      2. [#second-order-comparison](../methods-and-materials/phase-2-data-analysis#second-order-comparison "mention")
   6. [phase-3-literature-research](methods-and-materials/phase-3-literature-research "mention")
7. [results](results "mention")
   1. [phase-1-gene-selection](results/phase-1-gene-selection "mention")
   2. [phase-2-statistical-analysis](results/phase-2-statistical-analysis "mention")
      1. [#sets-a-and-d-wilcoxon-matched-pairs-test](../results/phase-2-statistical-analysis#sets-a-and-d-wilcoxon-matched-pairs-test "mention")
      2. [#sets-b-and-c-mann-whitney-u-test](../results/phase-2-statistical-analysis#sets-b-and-c-mann-whitney-u-test "mention")
      3. [#chart\_version\_3](../results/phase-2-statistical-analysis#chart_version_3 "mention")
   3. [phase-3-literature-research](results/phase-3-literature-research "mention")
      1. [#key-findings](../results/phase-3-literature-research#key-findings "mention")
      2. [#stat-genes](../results/phase-3-literature-research#stat-genes "mention")
         1. [#stat2](../results/phase-3-literature-research#stat2 "mention")
      3. [#oas-genes](../results/phase-3-literature-research#oas-genes "mention")
         1. [#macrophages](../results/phase-3-literature-research#macrophages "mention")
         2. [#oas-rnase-pathway](../results/phase-3-literature-research#oas-rnase-pathway "mention")
         3. [#rnasel-independence](../results/phase-3-literature-research#rnasel-independence "mention")
8. [discussion](discussion "mention")
   1. [phase-2-statistical-analysis](discussion/phase-2-statistical-analysis "mention")
   2. [phase-3-literature-research](discussion/phase-3-literature-research "mention")
   3. [experimental-design-and-limitations](discussion/experimental-design-and-limitations "mention")
   4. [conclusions](discussion/conclusions "mention")
9. [references](references "mention")
10. [appendices](appendices "mention")
    1. [appendix-1-data-files](appendices/appendix-1-data-files "mention")
    2. [appendix-2-orthography](appendices/appendix-2-orthography "mention")
    3. [appendix-3-text-based-tables](appendices/appendix-3-text-based-tables "mention")
    4. [appendix-4-software-list](appendices/appendix-4-software-list "mention")
11. [glossary](glossary "mention")
