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. 2003 Mar 4;88(5):733–739. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600777

Table 1. Expression patterns of IGF-2 and M6P/IGF-2R.

      IGF-2 RNA-pattern      
Case no. Aetiology Histology HC diffuse HC clusters BDC M6P/IGF-2R
1 HBV Cirrhosis + ++++ 0 +
2 HBV Cirrhosis + ++++ 0 +
3 HBV Cirrhosis + ++++ 0 +
4 HBV Cirrhosis + ++++ 0 +
5 HBV Cirrhosis + ++++ 0 +
6 HBV Cirrhosis + ++++ 0 +
7 HBV/HDV Cirrhosis + ++++ 0 +
8 HCV Cirrhosis + ++++ 0 +
9 HCV Cirrhosis + ++++ ++++ +
10 HCV Cirrhosis + ++++ 0 +
11 AI Cirrhosis + ++ 0 +
12 AI Cirrhosis + 0 0 +
13 Alc Cirrhosis + 0 0 +
14 Alc Cirrhosis + 0 0 +
15 Alc Cirrhosis + 0 0 +
16 Alc Cirrhosis + 0 0 +
17 PBC Cirrhosis + 0 0 +
18 PSC Cirrhosis + 0 0 +
19–21   Regular 0 0 0 ++

AI=autoimmune hepatitis; Alc=alcohol-induced hepatitis; BDC=bile duct cells; HC=hepatocytes; PSC=primary sclerosing cholangitis; PBC=primary biliary cirrhosis; − and + to +++=average signal intensity relative to background labelling: −=background; +=1–2x; ++=2–5x; +++=5–10x; ++++=>10x background (background signal=5 five grains for BDC and 10 grains for HC).