Table 2 Association between methylation patterns of MLH1 and MGMT and histological subtypes
Methylation status | PTC (n = 70) | FTC (n = 12) | Benign (n = 14) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | p* | N (%) | p* | N (%) | ||
MLH1 | Methylated | 31/70 (44%) | 0.242 | 4/12 (33%) | 0.238 | 9/14 (64%) |
Unmethylated | 39/70 (56%) | 8/12 (67%) | 5/14 (36%) | |||
MGMT | Methylated | 45/70 (64%) | 0.763 | 8/12 (67%) | 0.701 | 8/14 (57%) |
Unmethylated | 25/70 (36%) | 4/12 (33%) | 6/14 (43%) | |||