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. 2012 Sep 25;2012:250834. doi: 10.1155/2012/250834

Table 4.

mRNA expression for a panel of cation transporters according to tumor MIBG avidity in 27 patients with neuroblastoma and centrally reviewed MIBG scans.a

MIBG Avid
(n = 19)
MIBG Nonavid
(n = 8)
Median OCT1 mRNA 0.17% 0.11%
(range) (0.04–0.48%) (0.03–0.90%)
Median OCT3 mRNA 0.60% 1.3%
(range) (0.04–127%) (0–6.47%)
Median MATE1 mRNA 5.9% 8.2%
(range) (0.39–57%) (0.43–102%)
Median VMAT1 mRNA 89% 13%
(range) (0.68–348%) (0.43–1590%)
Median VMAT2 mRNA 175% 27%
(range) (2.7–2661%) (0.98–1253%)

aTransporter expression is expressed as a percent of PGK1 expression. OCT2 mRNA expression was observed in only two tumors.