The Ang-1 transcript level in background tissues was marginally higher than in tumour tissues (mean ± SD 141 ± 135 vs 101 ± 100, for background and tumour respectively, p > 0.05) and Ang-2 (2777 ± 2691 vs 1686 ± 1049 p > 0.05). Here, ANGPT1 is linked to neoplasm.