Table 3.

Relative expression values and the diagnostic performance of the marker genes

Gene, protein name	RQ values - Mean ± SEM			Mann-Whitney U test - p-values		ROC curve - AUC (Asimptotic significance)
	Normal	Benign	Malignant	Normal vs Malignant	Benign vs Malignant	Normal vs Malignant	Benign vs Malignant
LGALS3, Galectin-3	0.068 ± 0.013	0.035 ± 0.007	0.248 ± 0.067	2.2 × 10-5	1 × 10-8	0.715 (< 0.0001)	0.832 (< 0.0001)
TFF3, trefoil factor 3	0.115 ± 0.011	0.066 ± 0.007	0.037 ± 0.008	4.1 × 10-8	0.0003	0.782 (< 0.0001)	0.696 (0.001)
DPP4, Dipeptidyl peptidase-4	0.011 ± 0.002	0.0146 ± 0.003	0.066 ± 0.016	0.0001	0.0004	0.693 (< 0.0001)	0.695 (0.001)
MET, hepatocyte growth factor receptor	0.048 ± 0.005	0.033 ± 0.004	0.110 ± 0.021	0.01	0.0005	0.610 (0.037)	0.689 (0.001)
CITED1, Cbp/p300-interacting transactivator 1	0.010 ± 0.002	0.021 ± 0.008	0.161 ± 0.048	0.001	0.001	0.654 (0.003)	0.67 (0.003)
CCND1, Cyclin D1	0.037 ± 0.004	0.036 ± 0.007	0.084 ± 0.017	0.002	0.001	0.647 (0.005)	0.67 (0.003)
BIRC5, Survivin	0.025 ± 0.011	0.009 ± 0.002	0.045 ± 0.018	0.0001	0.001	0.694 (< 0.0001)	0.668 (0.003)
CDH1,E-cadherin	0.171 ± 0.013	0.117 ± 0.009	0.158 ± 0.018	0.2	0.06	0.464 (0.497)	0.525 (0.697)