Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors kinase domain region (KDR)/ fetal liver kinase 1( flk-1) and fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (Flt-1) in human hepatocellular carcinomas assayed by in situ hybridisation
| Sample | VEGF | KDR/flk-1 | Flt-1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirrhosis (11/15) | Tumour (13/15) | Cirrhosis (6/15) | Tumour (13/15) | Cirrhosis (0/15) | Tumour (8/15) | ||||||
| 1 | + | + | + | + | − | + | |||||
| 2 | + | + | − | − | − | − | |||||
| 3 | + | + | − | + | − | + | |||||
| 4 | − | + | − | + | − | + | |||||
| 5 | + | + | + | + | − | + | |||||
| 6 | − | + | − | + | − | + | |||||
| 7 | + | + | + | + | − | − | |||||
| 8 | + | + | − | + | − | − | |||||
| 9 | + | + | − | − | − | − | |||||
| 10 | + | + | − | + | − | + | |||||
| 11 | + | + | + | + | − | − | |||||
| 12 | + | + | + | + | − | + | |||||
| 13 | + | + | + | + | − | − | |||||
| 14 | − | − | − | + | − | − | |||||
| 15 | − | − | − | + | − | 8 | |||||
+, positive hybridisation signal; −, negative hybridisation signal.