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Table 4 The number of organ-specific metastasis sites in nude mice after cell plantation (15 mice/each group)

From: Long non-coding RNA MALAT-1 modulates metastatic potential of tongue squamous cell carcinomas partially through the regulation of small proline rich proteins

Metastasis site

Mock-CAL27

SPRR2A-CAL27

SPRR1B-CAL27

Brain

0

0

0

Kidney

1

0

2

Liver

6

2

7

Mediastinum

2

1

2

Bone

2

0

2

Colon

8

3

9

Local invasion

11

13

12

Mesentery

3

1

5

Mice with metastases

11 (73.3 %)

5 (33.3 %)*

12 (80 %)

  1. *P < 0.05 V.S. Mock-CAL27 group