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Table 1 The expression of MAEL in normal ovaries and benign and malignant epithelial ovarian tumorsa

From: Maelstrom promotes tumor metastasis through regulation of FGFR4 and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in epithelial ovarian cancer

  

MAEL protein

All cases

Normal expression

Overexpression

Normal ovaries

30

30 (100%)

0 (0)

Cystadenomas

30

27 (90%)

3 (10%)

Borderline tumors

20

14 (70%)

6 (30%)

Epithelial ovarian cancers

143

67 (47%)

76 (53%)

  1. aValues are n (%). A significantly increased frequency of intensive expression of MAEL was observed in borderline tumors, invasive carcinomas and cystadenomas (P < 0.001, Chi-Square Test for Trend)