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Table 3 Expression factors of angiogenesis-related genes and IRS score related to UICC in OSCC samples

From: Analysis of angiogenic markers in oral squamous cell carcinoma-gene and protein expression

Gene/Protein

UICC I (n = 15)

UICC II (n = 22)

UICC III (n = 9)

UICC IV (n = 37)

 

all

IRS score (n = 4)

all

IRS score (n = 5)

all

IRS score (n = 2)

all

IRS score (n = 3)

VEGF (NM_001025366)

3.21 ± 1.70 (14)

5.0

4.73 ± 2.59 (22)

6.4

2.89 ± 1.2 (8)

6.0

5.21 ± 3.3 (37)

7.3

PECAM1 (NM_000442)

0.63 ± 0.18 (9)

0.0

0.48 ± 0.17 (18)

0.0

0.48 ± 0.19 (7)

0.0

0.54 ± 0.17 (31)

0.0

EFNB2 (NM_004093)

1.48 ± 0.48 (11)

0.5

2.22 ± 0.93 (22)

6.0

1.60 ± 0.36 (7)

4.0

2.89 ± 1.48 (31)

7.3

ANGPT1 (NM_001146)

0.47 ± 0.18 (12)

1.5

0.31 ± 0.19 (22)

1.2

0.33 ± 0.25 (9)

0.0

0.33 ± 0.17 (36)

2.0

ANGPT2 (NM_001147)

3.81 ± 2.42 (13)

6.5

3.28 ± 1.46 (21)

4.0

2.96 ± 1.12 (9)

6.0

3.77 ± 1.69 (36)

5.7

  1. Expression factors were experimentally determined in relation to a healthy oral mucosa pool with an expression factor of 1; displayed is the median; ± means Standard deviation; number of tumour samples in groups are in brackets