Figure 1From: Decreased expression of the Nkx2.8 gene correlates with tumor progression and a poor prognosis in HCC cancerThe mRNA expression levels of Nkx2.8 in HCC cancer tissues. (A) The Nkx2.8 mRNA expression level was lower in the tumor tissues compared with the adjacent non-malignant tissues as examined by real-time RT-PCR analysis (mean ± SD; n = 48; P < 0.001). (B). The Nkx2.8 expression in non-metastasis (n = 28) and metastasis (n = 20) patients was quantified by qPCR and normalized to β-actin (mean ± SD; P < 0.0175).Back to article page