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Table VI.

Serum concentration in the groups with and without lymphatic metastasis with three genotypes.

Group	n	Genotype (ng/ml)				F-value	P-value

		GG	GC	CC
No lymphatic metastasis	81	12.185±2.285	16.277±1.027	15.058±2.815	14.265±2.743	8.667	0.002^a
Lymphatic metastasis	21	17.393±1.482	23.032±6.052	27.462±2.284	23.300±5.586	6.154	0.016^b
		13.574	18.690	21.260	17.570	7.212	0.002^c

Statistically significant difference between average MIF concentrations of 3 genotypes in the

^{^a}

group without lymphatic metastasis;

^{^b}

group with lymphatic metastasis;

^{^c}

between the groups with and without lymphatic metastasis; (P<0.05), for all concentrations.