| Groups | Case (n) | TrkA expression (%) | TrkB expression (%) | TrkC expression (%) | BDNF expression (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | All | Low | High | All | Low | High | All | Low | High | All | ||
| Lower-stage | 12 | 25.0 | 66.7* | 91.7* | 25.0 | 8.3# | 33.3* | 33.3 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 33.3 | 58.3 |
| Higher-stage | 15 | 26.7 | 20.0 | 46.7 | 13.3 | 66.7 | 80.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 26.6 | 33.3 | 46.7 | 80.0 |
| Total ratio | 27 | 25.9 | 40.7 | 66.7 | 18.5 | 40.7 | 59.3 | 22.2 | 14.8 | 37.0 | 29.6 | 40.7 | 70.4 |