a positive trendP = 0.07
We observed a significantly positive correlation for STAT3 and STAT5A ( STAT3 : Spearman r = 0.43, P = 0.04; STAT5A : Spearman r = 0.43, P = 0.04) and a positive trend for STAT5B ( STAT5B : Spearman r = 0.38, P = 0.07; Fig 2A–C ).