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. 2022 Feb 7;22:17. doi: 10.1186/s12894-022-00964-2

Table 4.

Semi-quantitative scoring system of p16INK4a immunostaining

Percentage of immunoreactive cells Staining pattern p16INK4a expression assessment Reference
0–5% Negative Negative Gabrielli Fregonesi et al. [46]
6–10% Sporadic Positive (low expression)
11–30% Focal Positive (moderate expression)
More than 30% Diffuse Positive (high expression)