Figure 2.

Expression changes of AluYa5 and AluYb8 in bladder cancer. AluYa5 and AluYb8 RNA levels were measured by qRT-PCR in 6 normal urothelial cell cultures and 18 bladder cancer cell lines (A) as well as in 11 benign and 24 bladder cancer samples (B). RNA levels were each normalized to TBP and standardized to either the median RNA level of normal urothelial cell cultures (A) or the median RNA level of benign bladder tissues (B) set as 1. p Values calculated by the Mann–Whitney U-test were given above the brackets for significant changes (p < 0.05). Missing p values demonstrate changes without reaching the level of significance.