Figure 1. PAX8 gene expression in EOC subtypes and precursor cells.
a. Representative immunohistochemical staining for PAX8 in tumor specimens. b. PAX8 gene expression measured by qPCR. OSEC, ovarian surface epithelial cells; FTSEC, fallopian tube secretory epithelial cells; SOC, serous ovarian cancer; CCOC, clear cell ovarian cancer; EnOC, endometrioid ovarian cancer; MOC, mucinous ovarian cancer; EOC, epithelial ovarian cancer. Samples were relative to OSEC250, which has an average level of PAX8 expression among OSECs, * p < 0.05 compared to OSECs and FTSECs, two-tailed unpaired T-test.