MB patients EFT patients     mean median P25-P75 mean median P25-P75 P MMP-2 0.432 0.133 0.340-0.849 0.512 0.204 0.098-1,235 0.3676 MMP-9 0.001 0.0005 0.000-0.003 0.5420 0.094 0.001-1,531 0.0420* MMP-14 0.925 1,087 0.270-1,563 2,415 1,990 1,282-3,975 0.0110* P25-P75: 25th to 75th percentile; *: significant P

Table 2: Median and mean values of MMP (-2, -9, -14) gene expression (cDNA relative gene expression) in MB and EFT.