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Table 4 Relationship between Cx43 expression and recurrence location in patients with HBV-HCC and serum AFP of <400 μg/l

From: Connexin-43 can delay early recurrence and metastasis in patients with hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma and low serum alpha-fetoprotein after radical hepatectomy

 

Cx43

χ2

PValue

 

+

  

No recurrence

329(20.1%)

37(23.3%)

1.017

0.313

Recurrence

49(30.8%)

41(25.8%)

No recurrence

32(23.9%)

37(27.6%)

0.042

0.838

Intra-hepatic recurrence

29(21.6%)

36(26.9%)

No recurrence

32(34.0%)

37(39.4%)

8.393

0.004

Extra-hepatic metastasis

20(21.3%)

5(5.3%)

Intra-hepatic recurrence

29(32.2%)

36(40%)

9.115

0.003

Extra-hepatic metastasis

20(22.2%)

5(5.6%)