Figure 2

QPCR: expression of candidate genes for normalization of HCV-induced HCC. Plotted are median fold-changes (relative quantification with respect to the median Ct of the control samples, corrected for PCR-efficiencies) plus minus SD for each stage of the disease: c = control (n = 10), ci = cirrhosis (n = 10), lg = low-grade dysplasia (n = 10), hg = high-grade dysplasia (n = 7), ve = very early HCC (n = 8), e = early HCC (n = 10), a = advanced HCC (n = 7), and aa = very advanced HCC (n = 10). A) Expression of RPL41, GAPDH, ACTB, SFRS4, RPS20, and TBP. B) Average of the expression of RPL41 and SFRS4.