Table 2.
Analysis of mRNA expression of integrin α11 (ITGA11) and α‐SMA (ACTA2) on frozen samples from NHOM (n = 24), OLP (n = 32) and HNSCC (n = 102)
| ITGA11 | NHOM | OLP | HNSCC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q75 | 5.5E‐02 | 7.2E‐02 | 1.5E‐01 |
| Max | 3.8E‐01 | 4.3E‐01 | 9.2E‐01 |
| Min | 4.7E‐05 | 1.6E‐08 | 1.0E‐06 |
| Q25 | 8.9E‐03 | 7.9E‐03 | 2.9E‐02 |
| Median | 2.2E‐02 | 4.1E‐02 | 6.6E‐02 |
| NHOM vs. OLP | OLP vs.HNSCC | NHOM vs.HNSCC | |
| T‐test (P‐value) | 8.3E‐01 | 2.1E‐02 | 4.2E‐03 |
| Comments: Moderately upregulated in HNSCC only | |||
| ACTA2 | NHOM | OLP | HNSCC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q75 | 4.0E+00 | 8.9E+00 | 2.3E+01 |
| Max | 2.9E+01 | 3.7E+01 | 1.3E+02 |
| Min | 1.3E‐01 | 3.5E‐02 | 5.8E‐06 |
| Q25 | 9.4E‐01 | 2.1E+00 | 3.4E+00 |
| Median | 1.7E+00 | 4.8E+00 | 8.2E+00 |
| NHOM vs.OLP | OLP vs.HNSCC | NHOM vs.HNSCC | |
| T‐test (P‐value) | 1.2E‐02 | 7.2E‐03 | 3.0E‐05 |
| Comments: Moderately upregulated in OLP (highlighted in light grey) and highly upregulated in HNSCC (highlighted in dark grey) | |||