Gene proteins, growth factors/their receptors in the wall of chronic calculous cholecystitis-affected gallbladder children

Table 5 Mann‒Whitney U test values and p values for proteins and growth factors/their receptors for gallbladder structures between patient and control samples

	SHH		IHH		HGF		IGF1		IGF1R		HOXB3
	U test value	p value	U test value	p value	U test value	p value	U test value	p value	U test value	p value	U test value	p value
E	30.0	0.004*	30.0	0.004*	22.5	0.177	25.0	0.082	30.0	0.004*	22.5	0.177
CT	27.5	0.017*	30.0	0.004*	20.0	0.429	8.5	0.247	25.5	0.052	12.0	0.662
BV	11.0	0.537	30.0	0.004*	15.0	1.000	22.5	0.177	30.0	0.004*	15.0	1.000
SM	4.5	0.052	30.0	0.004*	15.0	1.000	21.5	0.247	28.0	0.017*	0.00	0.004*

Abbreviations: SHH−Sonic hedgehog; IHH−Indian hedgehog; HGF−hepatocyte growth factor; IGF1−insulin-like growth factor 1; IGF1R−insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor; HOXB3−homeobox B3; E−epithelium; CT−connective tissue; BV−blood vessels; SM−smooth myocytes; U test value−Mann‒Whitney U test value; *statistically significant difference

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