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. 2009 Oct 10;15(1):86–93. doi: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00925.x

Table 2.

HTm4 expression in human cancers by immunohistochemistry

Tissue type Histology Case Average HTm4 intensity
(N) Mean ±S.E.
Testis Seminoma 7 1.93 ±0.37
Endometrium Adenocarcinoma 11 1.50 ±0.32
Ovary Adenocarcinoma 10 1.40 ±0.31
Breast Ductal Carcinoma 28 1.38 ±0.18
Prostate Adenocarcinoma 18 1.36 ±0.28
Skin Basal cell carcinoma 4 1.25 ±0.72
Bladder Transitional cell carcinoma 18 1.03 ±0.20
Brain Glioblastoma 3 1.00 ±0.00
Colon Adenocarcinoma 18 0.81 ±0.17
Pancreas Adenocarcinoma 12 0.75 ±0.20
Liver Adenocarcinoma 10 0.75 ±0.40
Lung Adenocarcinoma 18 0.78 ±0.13
Gallbladder Squamous cell carcinoma 3 0.67 ±0.44
Cervix Squamous cell carcinoma 11 0.64 ±0.32
Gastric Adenocarcinoma 13 0.62 ±0.18
Head and neck Squamous cell carcinoma 44 0.51 ±0.11
Oesophagus Squamous cell carcinoma 12 0.38 ±0.16
Kidney Adenocarcinoma; renal cell carcinoma; clear cell carcinoma 13 0.27 ±0.12

HTm4 staining Intensity Criteria:

0: absent; 0.5: trace; 1: weak; 1.5: weak plus; 2: moderate;

2.5: moderate plus; 3: strong; 3.5: strong plus.