CTSB and neoplasm: A similar trend was observed for the cervix (mean number of CTSB copies ± SD; healthy vs. tumor 15,502.80 ± 20,072 n = 4 vs. 5207.09 ± 3475 n = 9, Mann–Whitney test; p = 0.144), and the endometrium, whereas in tumors originating from ovary, the amount of transcripts did not exhibit this trend (healthy vs. tumor; 3685 ± 1318, n = 3 vs. 6922 ± 6782 n = 21; Mann–Whitney test; p = 0.172).