Research Article

CTLA-4 Expression and Polymorphisms in Lung Tissue of Patients with Diagnosed Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Table 2

RQ values, reflecting the relative expression levels of CTLA-4, in NSCLC subtypes and according to the tumor size.

Histopathological NSCLC subtypeMean RQ value
SEM
RQ value >1
(%)
RQ value <1
(%)

SCC ( ) 32 (78%)9 (22%)
AC ( ) 15 (65.22%)8 (34.78%)
LCC ( ) 6 (85.71%)1 (14.29%)
Tumor size (TNM system)
 T1 ( ) 13 (68%)6 (32%)
 T2 ( ) 24 (73%)9 (27%)
 T3 + T4 ( ) 11 (58%)8 (42%)

Total ( ) 53 (74.65%)18 (25.35%)