Clinical significance of stanniocalcin-1 detected in peripheral blood and bone marrow of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients

Table 3 Correlation of STC-1 expression in ESCC tissue and peripheral blood/bone marrow (n = 85)

Protein expression in ESCC tissue	peripheral blood /bone marrow		P-value
Protein expression in ESCC tissue	STC-1 mRNA (+)	STC-1 mRNA (−)	P-value
Stage I/II
STC-1 high/moderate	11	11	0.012
STC-1 low/negative	3	18	0.012
Stage III/IV
STC-1 high/moderate	24	7	0.008
STC-1 low/negative	3	8	0.008

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