Figure 4

LMO4 expressions in bulk pancreatic tissues, including 20 non-neoplastic tissues, 11 non-malignant IPMN tissues and 11 pancreatic cancer tissues. The mean LMO4 expression value for pancreatic cancer samples is 0.24 (95% CI; 0.16 – 0.32), which is higher than the LMO4 level of non-malignant IPMN (mean, 0.08; 95% CI, 0.04 – 0.12) or non-neoplastic tissues (mean, 0.03; 95% CI, 0.02 – 0.04). The difference in LMO4 expression between non-malignant IPMN and non-neoplastic tissues is not statistically significant (p = 0.053). The bottom and the top edges of the box mark the lower bound and upper bound of the 95% Confidence Interval for the Mean, respectively. The center horizontal line is drawn at the sample mean. The center vertical lines drawn from the boxes extend to the minimum and the maximum. Expression of LMO4 mRNA was normalized to that of 18S rRNA.