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Table 5 Levels of positivity for gremlin and BMP-7 among groups

From: Gremlin in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma complicating chronic hepatitis C: an immunohistochemical and PCR study of human liver biopsies

Positive cases (%)

Hepatitis

Cirrhosis

HCC

MCp

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Gremlin mRNA

24 (68.7%)

35 (100%)

35 (100%)

0.009*

BMP 7 mRNA

16 (43.8%)

27 (78.6%)

25 (73.3%)

0.115

  1. n actual numbers of positive cases.
  2. MCp p value for the Monte Carlo test.
  3. *Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05.