VEGF Polymorphisms Related to Higher Serum Levels of Protein Identify Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Box-plot representation of median and quartile values ​​of serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels. HCC: median = 264.8, minimum = 102.0, maximum = 1795.1, Q1 = 199.4, Q3 = 467.7, and IQRange = 268.3; cirrhosis: median = 182.8, minimum = 7.2, maximum = 993.0, Q1 = 103.9, Q3 = 287.4, and IQRange = 183.5; control: median = 182.2, minimum = 31.6, maximum = 666.1, Q1 = 66.14, Q3 = 265.5, and IQRange = 199.4. outliers of the distribution of serum levels values. Extreme outliers are observations that are beyond one of the outer fence OF1 or OF2. The outer fences are calculated as follows: .