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Table 2 TIMP-1 concentration and pathological features of HCCs

From: Elevated levels of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPS) in human hepatocellular carcinomas

   

TIMP-1 concentration in

 

Category

n

HCC

NN

Differentiation grade

Well

12

177*

55

 

Moderate

42

254**

63

 

Poor

6

1020***

74

Capsular formation

present

48

228

63

 

absent

12

564

51

Capsular invasion

present

39

244

72

 

absent

9

211

45

Vascular invasion

present

13

867

63

 

absent

47

252

57

  1. * vs ***: p < 0.01 ** vs ***: p < 0.02 TIMP-1 concentrations are expressed as median value. NN: non-neoplastic liver.
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Comparative Hepatology

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