Gene expression profiles of prostate cancer reveal involvement of multiple molecular pathways in the metastatic process

Table 1 Clinical variables for primary and metastatic prostate cancer samples used in this study

Prostate Cancer Tissue Samples	No. of Samples	Number of Patients	Microarray Platform	Clinical Information
	64	64	Affymetrix	Please see reference [7]
				Gleason Score	No. of Cases
				7	10
Primary Tumors	10	10	CodeLink	Pathological Stage	No. of Cases
				2B	6
				3A	3
				3B	1
				Patient ID	No. of Samples
				FB6561	11
				FB666	1
				FB667	8
				FB669	5
				Metastatic Sites	No. of Samples
Metastatic	24	4	Affymetrix	Liver	5
				Para Aortic Lymph Node	3
				Para Tracheal Lymph Node	8
				Retroperitoneal Lymph Node	3
				Lung	1
				Adrenal	2

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