Figure 2.

Hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)‐2α mRNA levels in uterine cervical cancers classified according to (a) clinical stage, (b) histopathological type and (c) lymph node metastasis. Clinical stages of uterine cervical cancer are in accordance with the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology classification. Each level is the mean of nine determinations. The bar indicates SD. Alive and deceased cases are shown as ○ and •, respectively. AD, adenocarcinoma; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma.