| Table 2: Immunohistochemical expression of VDR, RXR, Ki-67, surviving, and ezrin in canine osteosarcoma specimens. |
| | Marker | Cutpoint value used for expression | Proportion of cells expressing marker (percentage)* | Mean intensity of staining# or percent positivity (range) |
| | VDR | >0 | 25/33 (76%) | 0.88 (0–2+) | | RXR | ≥5% | 31/32 (97%) | 76.5% (0–99%) | | Ki-67 | ≥10% | 15/26 (58%) | 13.8% (1–75%) | | Survivin | ≥5% | 25/31 (81%) | 52.5% (0–98%) | | Ezrin | >0 | 33/33 (100%) | 2.7 (2-3+) |
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*Percentage of tumors expressing the marker within each group and number of positive samples compared to the total number of samples studied.
#Mean staining intensity of VDR in each group.
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