Table 5 Correlation of mean CD31 and D2-40 microvessel density with log2 relative expression of VEGF, VEGF-C and VEGF-D by quantitative RT-PCR (expressed as Pearson's correlations with corresponding P-values)

From: Angiogenic and lymphangiogenic microvessel density in breast carcinoma: correlation with clinicopathologic parameters and VEGF-family gene expression

Gene product

Microvessel density technique

 

CD31

(visual)

D2-40

(visual)

CD31

(image cytometric)

D2-40

(image cytometric)

VEGF

−0.1126

(P=0.5921)

0.0171

(P=0.9352)

−0.0758

(P=0.7247)

−0.2029

(P=0.3307)

VEGF-C

−0.0388

(P=0.8539)

0.4365

(P =0.0291)

0.2772

(P=0.1898)

0.3030

(P=0.1409)

VEGF-D

−0.0020

(P=0.9923)

0.4075

(P =0.0432)

0.2629

(P=0.2145)

0.2938

(P=0.1540)

  1. Significant correlations are in boldface.
  2. VEGF=vascular endothelial growth factor; RT-PCR=reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction.
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