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 (%)
Gremlin mRNA
24 (68.7%)
35 (100%)
0.009*
BMP 7 mRNA
16 (43.8%)
27 (78.6%)
25 (73.3%)
0.115