Table 3.
Association between human gastric mucin (HGM) expression and DNA methylation status
| Gene | Methylation status | HGM expression | P‐value † | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||
| hMLH1 | Methylated | 2 (40.0%) | 3 | 1.0000 |
| Unmethylated | 12 (42.9%) | 16 | ||
| MGMT | Methylated | 5 (45.5%) | 6 | 1.0000 |
| Unmethylated | 9 (40.9%) | 13 | ||
| p16 INK4a | Methylated | 7 (53.8%) | 6 | 0.4720 |
| Unmethylated | 7 (35.0%) | 13 | ||
| RAR‐beta | Methylated | 8 (47.1%) | 9 | 0.7283 |
| Unmethylated | 6 (37.5%) | 10 | ||
| CDH1 | Methylated | 7 (50.0%) | 7 | 0.4969 |
| Unmethylated | 7 (36.8%) | 12 | ||
†
Fisher's exact test.