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. 2002 Aug 15;8(4):638–643. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v8.i4.638

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Densitometric analysis. The ratio of the optical density of p28/gankyrin mRNA to the corresponding 18 S rRNA signals was calculated and expressed as means ± SD. (A) Comparison of p28/gankyrin expression in human liver cirrhosis, para-carcinoma liver tissues and HCCs. aThe expression in HCCs was significantly higher than that in liver cirrhosis (P < 0.05). bThe expression in HCCs was significantly higher than that in para-carcinoma liver tissues (P < 0.01). (B) Clinicopathological significance of p28/gankyrin expression in HCCs. p28/gankyrin mRNA levels were significantly higher (P = 0.021) in portal vein thrombus group than in non-thrombus group, higher (P = 0.047) in microscopic hepatic vein involvement group than in non-hepatic vein involvement group.