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. 2013 Jun 4;108(12):2537–2541. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.264

Table 2. Total NGAL expression in each histological compartment of CaP lesions (epithelial and stromal).

  Normal colonic mucosa Adenoma Carcinoma
 
n=47a,b
n=47a,c
n=33b,c
NGAL positive
2 (4%)
47 (100%)
33 (100%)
NGAL negative 45 (96%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)

Abbreviation: NGAL=neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin.

a

Normal vs Adenoma, χ=82.5, P=0.0001.

b

Normal vs Carcinoma, χ=68.4, P=0.0001.

c

Adenoma vs Carcinoma, not significant.