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Table 1 Expression of EPO and EPOR in RCC*

From: Functional significance of erythropoietin in renal cell carcinoma

Samples

Parameters

Method

Number of samples

% expression

References

Serum

EPO

ELISA

165

33

[57]

Serum

EPO

ELISA

49

8

[58]

Tissues

EPO

IHC#

19

52

[59]

Tissues

EPO & EPOR

IHC

11

100

[60]

Tissues

EPO

IHC

20

100

[61]

Tissues

EPO

IHC

113

33

[50]

Tissues

EPO

IHC

82

88

[11, 56]

Serum

EPO & EPOR

IHC

195

83 (tissue EPO)

[62]

Tissues

 

ELISA

 

33 (serum EPO)?

 
    

56 (tissue EPOR)

 
  1. *Apart from the publications that are listed in the table, there are many case reports involving one or two patients [63–71].
  2. #IHC, immunohistochemistry.