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World J Clin Oncol. Nov 24, 2025; 16(11): 110202
Published online Nov 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i11.110202
Table 2 Expression of KLK5 in some types of cancer
Cancer
Expression of KLK5 in the tumor compared with non-tumor conditions
Ref.
Breast cancerExpression depends on stage, grade, and metastasis[65,66,70,74]
Oral squamous cell carcinomaExpression depends on stage, grade, and metastasis[88,89,97]
Vaginal carcinogenesisDecreased[34]
Prostate cancerDecreased[35]
Testicular cancer Decreased[67]
Ovarian cancerIncreased[77,68]
Skin tumorigenesisIncreased[61]
Urinary bladder carcinoma cellsIncreased[84]
Uterine cervical cancerIncreased[76]
Lung cancerIncreased[83]
Gastric adenocarcinomaIncreased[81]


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