Similar to the results obtained at the protein level, however, a significant positive interrelationship was found for the dCT values of Ki-67 with patient age (rsp = 0.337, p = 0.036), tumour diameter (rsp = 0.506, p = 0.008), and T stage (τ = 0.649, p < 0.001), and a negative correlation was found for Ki-67 dCT values with patient overall survival (rsp = − 0.374, p = 0.023). The gene discussed is MKI67; the disease is neoplasm.