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Table 5 Expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) by tumor stage

From: Expression of tissue levels of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in renal cell carcinoma

 

Tumor

Stage

 
 

Low stage

Advanced stage

P value

MMP-2

0.652 ± 0.043

0.901 ± 0.068

P <0.05

MMP-9

0.604 ± 0.035

0.923 ± 0.077

P <0.05

MT1-MMP

0.320 ± 0.038

0.749 ± 0.080

P <0.05

TIMP-1

0.353 ± 0.046

0.412 ± 0.051

NS

TIMP-2

0.373 ± 0.029

0.402 ± 0.042

NS

  1. NS, not significant.
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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