Table 1. Relative expression of VEGF-C in comparison with GAPDH (reference gene)—evaluation of diagnostic value of particular cut-off points.
VEGF-C | |||
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Threshold (relative expression of VEGF-C in comparison to GAPDH) | number of cancers | number of benign lesions | p |
7.8*10−3 (128 times lower) | 7 (22.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0.01 |
3.9*10−3 (256 times lower) | 14 (45.2%) | 2 (7.1%) | 0.001 |
9.8*10−4 (1024 times lower) | 25 (80.6%) | 5 (17.9%) | <0.0001 |
2.4*10−4 (4096 times lower) | 29 (93.5%) | 8 (28.6%) | <0.0001 |
1.2*10−4 (8192 times lower) | 30 (96.8%) | 9 (32.1%) | <0.0001 |