Table 3.
Comparative expression of Glucose Related Protein 78 (GRP78) in RCC patients and controls.
| Parameter | RCC (n = 60) |
Control population (n = 60) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Expression of GRP78 in tissue samples | |||
| Relative mRNA expression, median (range) |
0.00017 (2.34 × 10−6 - 0.00089) |
7.709 × 10−6 (1.53 × 10−6 - 8.66 × 10−5) |
p < 0.001 |
| Relative fold intensity for protein expression, median (range) | 1.20 (0.91–1.27) |
0.69 (0.44–0.92) |
p < 0.001 |
| Circulatory levels of GRP78 in serum samples | |||
| Concentration (ng/ml) Median (range) |
2.01 (0.42–11.44) |
0.98 (0.29–3.13) |
p < 0.001 |