Table 1.
GRK3 IHC staining results on human prostate tissues
Tissue category | No. | Mean SI* | P value† |
Prostate hyperplasia | 41 | 4.0 | <0.0005 |
Localized carcinoma | 104 | 5.3 | — |
Castration-resistant carcinoma | 33 | 5.1 | — |
Skeletal metastasis | 13 | 4.6 | — |
Nonskeletal metastasis | 33 | 6.8 | 0.001 |
Total | 219 | — | — |
SI, staining index (range, 0–9).
*GRK3 expression.
By Kruskal–Wallis test, all carcinoma groups significantly stronger than hyperplasia. Nonskeletal metastasis strongest among carcinomas in a second Kruskal–Wallis test (hyperplasia excluded).