Groups NP F0 F1 F2 F3 F0 0.6776 - - - - F1 <0.0001 <0.0001 - - - F2 <0.0001 <0.0009 0.9769 - - F3 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.9964 0.5513 - F4 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001

Table 3: P values calculated from multiple comparisions of expression c-MYC protein on the progression of fibrosis levels F0 to F4 and normal parenchyma (NP)Significance set at p<0.05.