VIM and non-small cell lung carcinoma: The results showed that the expression levels of Egf17, Notch1, and vimentin mRNA were lower in normal lung tissues and higher in NSCLC tissues; the expression levels of E-cadherin mRNA in NSCLC tissues were 3.403 ± 0.181 and 5.748 ± 0.72 in normal lung tissues.