In the present study, transitional cell carcinomaof the bladder was treated by transurethralresection (TUR) and radical cystectomy.We investigated the relationship between Bcl-2and Bax expression in the transcriptional levelin bladder tumors and clinical outcome in patientswith low-grade transitional cell carcinoma(TCC) of bladder. Here, BAX is linked to tarsal-carpal coalition syndrome.