Table 2.
Tissue AKR1B10 expression of all participants.
| Characteristics | Number | IOD of AKR1B10 | AFP (ng/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Well-differentiated HCC | 16 | 135.4±109.8 | 1485.2±4047.9 |
| Moderately-differentiated HCC | 19 | 255.6±276.8* | 1582.3±3921.1 |
| Poorly-differentiated HCC | 9 | 33.8±63.4 | 2745.8±6303.6 |
| Liver cirrhosis | 37 | 76.7±82.5 | – |
| P-value | <0.001@ | 0.775@ |
Data are described as mean ± standard deviation.
@
One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA);
*
P-values are for comparisons between patients with and without moderately-differentiated HCC tissue.
AKR1B10 – aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10; HCC – hepatocellular carcinoma; IOD – integral optical density.