| DNA methylation levels in primary tumour Mean ± std. deviation (in %) |  | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Genes | CTC- | epi CTC+ | mes CTC+ | P value* |
ADAM23 | 14.17 ± 12.24a,b | 4.56 ± 2.40a | 4.92 ± 1.62b | 0.001 |
uPA | 13.29 ± 16.37 | 9.56 ± 8.75 | 19.33 ± 21.90 | 0.592 |
CXCL12 | 14.45 ± 14.09 | 7.10 ± 3.00 | 16.40 ± 15.51 | 0.287 |
TWIST1 | 24.08 ± 18.20 | 10.00 ± 8.55 | 24.86 ± 16.34 | 0.065 |
SNAI1 | 5.82 ± 7.14 | 2.89 ± 1.05c | 8.40 ± 7.80c | 0.004 |
SNAI2 | 7.11 ± 4.95d | 3.70 ± 1.34d | 6.85 ± 4.90 | 0.022 |