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Table 2 Clinico-pathological parameters in relation to ST6GAL1 mRNA expression

From: Epigenetic inactivation of ST6GAL1 in human bladder cancer

 

ST6GAL1mRNA levelb

 
 

n a

low

high

P-valuec

Spearmanrs

Parameter:

  

Age at diagnosis

     
 

≤69 years

24

10

14

0.977

-0.004

 

>69 years

19

8

11

Gender

  
 

Female

9

5

4

0.273

0.169

 

Male

41

14

27

Tumor subtype

  
 

Non-invasive

13

2

11

0.017

-0.402

 

Invasive

26

15

11

Histological tumor graded

     
 

Low grade

11

1

10

0.035

-0.316

 

High grade

39

18

21

Tumor staged

     
 

pTa-pT1

16

4

12

0.099

-0.313

 

pT2-pT4

23

13

10

  
  1. aOnly patients with primary bladder cancer were included; bcut-off: 0.5 in relation to NU expression; cFisher’s exact test; daccording to WHO 2004 classification, significant p-values are marked in bold face.
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