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Table 1 Characteristics of the 61 patients and relationship of DACT2 expression with clinicopathological parameters in HCC

From: Reduced expression of DACT2 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression: involvement of methylation-mediated gene silencing

Variables

DACT2 expression

 

Low (n= 31)

High (n= 30)

P value*

Age (years)

   

≤50

17

18

0.797

>50

14

12

 

Gender

   

Female

1

4

0.195

Male

30

26

 

PVTT

   

Negative

21

19

0.791

Positive

10

11

 

Preoperative AFP level (ng/ml)

   

≤400

15

18

0.444

>400

16

12

 

Histopathologic grading

   

Well + moderate

24

19

0.270

Poor

7

11

 

Tumor size (cm)

   

≤5

9

17

0.040

>5

22

13

 

Tumor number

   

Single 

10

10

1.000

Multiple

21

20

 
  1. PVTT, portal vein tumor thrombi; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein.
  2. *Chi-square test (Fisher’s exact test).
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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