SSB and non-small cell lung carcinoma: In a further analysis, there was a higher death rate in patients in whom surgical specimens of NSCLC had ≥2-fold increased expression of La mRNA compared to those whose tumours had <2-fold increased expression of La mRNA (Table 1), with a rate ratio (95% CI) of 1.27 (1.07, 1.50; p = 0.008).