Table 4.
The comparison of the average relative amount of RCAS1 as assessed by the Western blot method in carcinoma and cancer-free surgical margin in relation to the tumor grade.
| Average relative amount of RCAS1 ± SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumor grade | G2 (n = 31) | G3 (n = 19) | P |
| Pharyngeal and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma | 0.987 (± 0.522) |
1.2211 (± 0,6937) |
0.04 |
| Clear surgical margin | 0.6922 (± 0.4699) |
0.996 (± 0.3808) |
0.03 |
SD-standard deviation.
No differences were observed in the average relative amount of β-Actin control protein.