Figure 1

The mRNA and protein expression of Tbeta10 was significantly higher in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumor than in matched non-tumorous tissues. (A) The mRNA expression of Tbeta10 in human HCC specimens was evaluated by real-time quantitative PCR. The relative mRNA expression of Tbeta10 was significantly higher in 26 HCC tumor tissues than in matched non-tumorous tissues (P = 0.01). Horizontal lines represent the mean. (B) Relative Tbeta10 protein expression levels in 24 HCC tumor tissues and matched non-tumorous tissues (Tbeta10/GAPDH, P = 0.0005) were detected by western blot. Horizontal lines represent the mean. (C) Representative result of Tbeta10 protein expression in four paired HCC tumor tissues and the matched non-tumorous tissues (T, hepatocellular carcinoma tumor tissues; N, matched non-tumorous tissues).