Basic Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2016; 22(36): 8168-8177
Published online Sep 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i36.8168
Figure 2
Figure 2 Effect of CA II, CA VII, CA IX and CA XII expression on survival of colorectal patients. Survival of 539 colorectal cancer patients operated between 1983-2001 in Helsinki University Hospital was recorded and the expression of carbonic anhydrases (CA II, CA VII, CA IX and CA XII) was evaluated from immunohistochemical stainings of tumor specimens. The effects of CA expressions on survival were analyzed by Kaplan-Meier analyses. Both CA II staining intensity (P = 0.004) and extent (P = 0.022) correlated with the patient survival. A weak correlation was also found between the CA XII staining intensity and survival (P = 0.020).