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Table 3 Histopathological parameters and relative expression levels of galectin-1/3 mRNA in all patients with RCC

From: Galectin-1 and Galectin-3 mRNA expression in renal cell carcinoma

Sample/pathology n Mean relative expression (ΔΔCt) SD
LGALS1 106   
Male 68 1.58 0.87
Female 38 1.37 0.91
Age (< median) 54 1.50 0.96
Age (≥ median) 52 1.48 0.81
M0 83 1.41 0.90
M+ 23 1.77 0.78
N0 95 1.44 0.86
N+ 11 1.97 1.03
Localized RCC* 57 1.34 0.89
Advanced RCC* 49 1.67 0.86
Grade (≤2) 89 1.46 0.85
Grade (> 2) 17 1.63 1.09
LGALS3 105   
Male 38 -0.41 1.04
Female 67 -0.06 0.79
Age (< median) 54 -0.25 0.97
Age (≥ median) 51 -0.12 0.82
M0 82 -0.18 0.90
M+ 23 -0.23 0.92
N0 94 -0.21 0.86
N+ 11 -0.001 1.23
Localized RCC* 56 -0.13 0.91
Advanced RCC* 49 -0.25 0.89
Grade (≤ 2) 88 -1.62 0.9
Grade (> 2) 17 -0.43 0.91
  1. SD = standard deviation, N+ = lymph node metastasis, M+ = organ metastasis. Advanced RCC was defined as pT ≥3, N1 and/or M1, or G>2.