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Relationship between CXCL12 and CXCR4 expression in malignant melanoma (n=19)
| CXCL12 expression level | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Moderate | High | |||
| CXCR4 expression level | Low | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Moderate | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| High | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |
There was a significant and positive correlation between the expression level (score: 1–3) of CXCR4 and its ligand CXCL12 (rs=0.57 by Spearman rank correlation coefficient).
