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. 2006 Nov 28;95(12):1701–1707. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603482

Table 1. Percentage of methylation (NIM) and tumour stage/grade in TCC.

  APAF-1
DAPK-1
  G1/2 G3 P-value G1/2 G3 P-value
pTa            
 Median 20 53.4   34.1 3.6  
 Mean 22.7 49.6   37.2 17.6  
 STD 14.7 17.8   37.1 23.5  
n 14 6   14 6  
P-value 0.002*   0.6*  
      0.001**     0.8**
pT1
 Median 53.5 71   18.3 24  
 Mean 62.8 66.4   27.4 41.3  
 STD 29.7 19.4   29.1 47.9  
n 10 20   10 20  
P-value 0.4*   0.7*  
      0.001***     0.09***
⩾pT2
 Median n.o. 97.5   n.o. 1  
 Mean   94.1     15.8  
 STD   27.1     35.4  
n   30     30  

NIM=normalised index of methylation; n.o.=not observed; STD=standard deviation; TCC=transitional cell carcinoma.

*

G1/2 vs G3 tumours.

**

pTa vs pT1 tumours.

***

pT1 vs ⩾pT2 tumours.

Normal bladder tissue (n=20): APAF-1 median (0%), mean (7%), STD (17.3%)/DAPK-1 median (0%), mean (5%), STD (15.5%).