A decreasing trend of expression was observed as the tumor progressed from stage I–II (0.89 ± 0.09-fold in blood; 0.34 ± 0.06-fold in tissue) to stage III–IV (0.64 ± 0.09-fold in blood; 0.19 ± 0.04-fold in tissue) ( Figure 7 A,B).
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An increasing trend of expression was observed as the tumor progressed from stage I–II (1.84 ± 0.23-fold in blood; 1.59 ± 0.56-fold in tissue) to stage III–IV (1.99 ± 0.33-fold in blood; 2.53 ± 0.38-fold in tissue) ( Figure 1 A,B).