Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2010; 16(36): 4575-4582
Published online Sep 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i36.4575
Table 2 Protein expression of thymidylate synthase, dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase and orotate phosphoribosyl transferase in tumour tissues and matched normal tissues (ng/mg protein)
No. of casesTumour tissueNormal tissuePaired t-test
TS1242.9 ± 19.9 (median 40.5)21.5 ± 13.7 (median 19.9)P < 0.001
DPD14156.6 ± 63.3 (median 143.3)168.1 ± 36.5 (median 170.3)NS
OPRT129.3 ± 5.8 (median 8.7)10.1 ± 6.1 (median 8.2)NS