Note 1: Clinically, it is observed that serum OPG concentrations decrease at the early stage of MM disease [69], while it is recently suggested that serum OPG concentrations increase compared with hea
Data are given as medians (quartiles) (pg/ml); *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001. Abs-workers vs Healthy subjects: ap<0.05; bp<0.01; cp<0.001. MM patients vs Healthy subjects: dp<0.05; ep<0.01; fp<0.001.
Background: The loss of E-cadherin expression and the induction of N-cadherin are known as hallmarks of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, an essential initial step in the process of metastasis