| Expression | MAWBP | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Protein | Positive (%) | Negative (%) | P-value | |
TGF-beta | Positive | 43/216 (19.9) | 59/216 (27.3) | <0.001 |
 | Negative | 13/216 (6.0) | 101/216 (46.8) |  |
E-cadherin | Positive | 31/208 (14.9 | 58/208 (27.9) | 0.026 |
 | Negative | 25/208 (15.7) | 94/208 (45.2) |  |
PGC | Positive | 28/223 (12.0) | 57/223 (25.6) | 0.112 |
 | Negative | 32/223 (14.3) | 106/223 (47.5) |  |