Table 1.

Correlation of MT1-MMP, MT2-MMP, MMP2, and TIMP2 mRNA Levels in Hepatocellular Carcinomas, Metastases, and Cholestasis

	HCC	MTS	NT-C
MT1 vs TIMP2	0.9***	0.77**	0.88*
MT1 vs MT2	0.14	0.1	0.2
MT1 vs MMP2	0.62**	0.77**	0.88*
TIMP2 vs MT2	0.184	0.35	0.54
TIMP2 vs MMP2	0.70***	0.67*	0.83*
MT2 vs MMP2	0.28	0.03	0.48

Spearman rank order correlation (*, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001).

HCC, hepatocellular carcinomas; MTS, metastases; NT-C, cholestasis