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Table 3 Relative quantity values of EpCAM, CEACAM5 and CK19 in HLNs

From: Combination of CEACAM5, EpCAM and CK19 gene expressions in mediastinal lymph node micrometastasis is a prognostic factor for non-small cell lung cancer

Healthy lymph nodes (n = 6)

Relative quantity of

EpCAM

CEACAM5

CK19

Minimum

0.007

0.001

0.000

25% Percentile

0.011

0.001

0.010

Median

0.024

0.006

0.031

75% Percentile

0.033

0.145

0.051

Maximum

0.038

0.355

0.074

Mean

0.023

0.074

0.032

Std. deviation

0.011

0.141

0.025

Std. error of mean

0.005

0.057

0.010

Lower 99% CI of mean

0.004

− 0.158

− 0.010

Upper 99% CI of mean

0.042

0.305

0.074

  1. The upper 99% CI of the mean is accepted as the minimum RQ level of genes in patients' samples