Table 2 IHC staining of IFITM3 expression in PCa tissues

From: IFITM3 promotes bone metastasis of prostate cancer cells by mediating activation of the TGF-β signaling pathway

 

+

++

Case

The rate of positive

P a

P b

Paracarcinoma

30 (81.1%)

7 (18.9%)

0 (0%)

37

18.9%

<0.001

<0.001

Carcinoma

20 (40.0%)

21 (42.0%)

9 (18.0%)

50

60.0%

  
  1. aMann–Whitney U test
  2. bWilcoxon signed-rank test