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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In group A a value of E-s (4. 03 + / - 0. 37 ng/ml) statistically lower (p < 0. 05) compared to normal controls (5. 71 + / - 0. 61 ng/ml) was found ; in group B the E-s value (3. 81 + / - 0. 31 ng/ml) was slightly lower than that of group A ; in group C the value of E-s was 3. 53 + / - 0. 23 ng/ml, statistically lower compared normal controls (p < 0. 01) and to group A (p < 0. 05) ; in group D the E-s value (3. 24 + / - 0. 23 ng/ml) was sharply reduced compared to controls (p < 0. 01) and to groups A-B-C (p < 0. 05).