Using qRT-PCR, we found that PGC1α transcript levels were significantly increased in the heart during myocarditis when males and females with myocarditis were combined compared to controls (p < 0.0001) (Additional File 1: Figure S9a) or examined individually by sex compared to controls (females p < 0.0001, males p = 0.0003) (Additional File 1: Figure S9b). This evidence concerns the gene PPARGC1A and myocarditis.