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Table 2 Mean urinary levels of MMP9 and MMP3 for schistosomal and non-schistosomal bladder cancer patients

From: The biochemical value of urinary metalloproteinases 3 and 9 in diagnosis and prognosis of bladder cancer in Egypt

A. (MMP9)

Schisto/Stage

T 1-T2 stage

T 3-T4 stage

Total

Non-Schistosomal cases

0.446

21.22****

10.73

Schistosomal cases

0.544

10.33****

5.25

Total

0.495

15.78

7.99

B. (MMP3)

Schisto/Stage

T 1-T2 stage

T 3-T4 stage

Total

Non-Schistosomal cases

0.308***

0.235***

0.269

Schistosomal cases

0.173***

0.166***

0.169

Total

0.241

0.201

0.219

  1. A. Mean value of control group 0.409 ng/ml.
  2. B. Mean value of control group 0.016 ng/ml.
  3. The values were expressed as mean. ****P < 0.0001, ***P <0.001 compared with control using t test for unpaired data.
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Journal of Biomedical Science

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