Ct values of qRT-PCR for mRNA expression of CEA and EpCAM in the study population (malignant) and the negative controls (n=30) that were included in the receiver operating characteristics analyses
| Malignant | Negative controls | |||
| Benign PLF | Benign ascites | Benign PLF + benign ascites | ||
| mRNA CEA | 30.80 (10.07) | 49.25 (2.39) | 40.78 (4.49) | 46.42 (5.14) |
| mRNA EpCAM | 29.30 (6.91) | 43.34 (6.24) | 34.85 (1.96) | 40.51 (6.58) |
The negative controls were divided into a group of benign PLF (n=20) and a group of benign ascites with inflammation (benign ascites, n=10).
qRT-PCR, quantitative reverse transcriptase PCRCEA, carcinoembryonic antigen;Ct, cycle threshold; EpCAM, epithelial cell adhesion molecule;PLF, peritoneal lavage fluid.