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Br J Ophthalmol 85:1384 doi:10.1136/bjo.85.11.1384j
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Immunohistochemical detection of heat shock protein 27 and Ki-67 in human pterygium

Table 1

Immunohistochemical staining of epithelial cells for Hsp27 and Ki-67 in pterygia and normal conjunctiva

Hsp27 immunoreactivity (% positive cells) Ki-67 immunoreactivity (% positive cells)
Pterygia
 1 100 5
 2 100 2
 3 100 20
 4 90 1
 5 100 15
 6 100 1
 7 100 2
 8 70 1
 9 95 2
 10 50 1
 11 50 20
 12 80 15
 13 97 10
 14 100 15
 15 90 15
 16 95 15
 17 80 20
Mean: 88.1
(SD 16.84)
Mean: 9.4
(SD 7.75)
Normal conjunctiva
 1 80 1
 2 70 5
 3 15 10
 4 80 10
 5 10 2
 6 0 0
 7 10 5
 8 25 2
 9 30 10
 10 60 7
 11 50 5
 12 10 5
Mean: 36.7
(SD 29.72)
Mean: 5.2
(SD 3.54)

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