Table 2 Serum IL-35 levels in different types of ovarian tumors.

From: Role of serum IL-35 levels in patients with benign and malignant primary ovarian tumors: a case-control study

Ovarian tumor type

Serum IL-35 level (pg/ml)

P-value*

Mean ± SD

Mucinous carcinoma (n = 5)

10.22 ± 5.01

0.991

Serous carcinoma (n = 20)

6.12 ± 1.09

Benign mucinous (n = 9)

6.38 ± 1.59

Benign serous (n = 9)

5.57 ± 1.61

Borderline serous adenocarcinoma (n = 7)

9.17 ± 3.66

Endometrioid carcinoma (n = 3)

6.24 ± 0.74

Sex-cord tumors (n = 7)

8.14 ± 3.43

  1. *Kruskal–Wallis test.
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