CRABP II and FABP5 were expressed, respectively, in 58.3% (7/12) and 75% (9/12) of grade I astrocytomas, 86.7% (26/30) and 63.3% (19/30) of Grade II, 64.5% (20/31) and 71% (22/31) of Grade III, and 63.6% (7/11) and 45.5% (5/11) in Grade IV. Here, FABP5 is linked to astrocytoma (excluding glioblastoma).