Table 1. Relationship between clinicopathologic variables and GNG7 expression in oesophageal cancer patients.
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GNG7 expression
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|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | P-value | |
| Age (years) | 0.209 | ||
| <62 | 14 | 18 | |
| >62 | 14 | 9 | |
| Sex | 0.476 | ||
| Male | 23 | 24 | |
| Female | 5 | 3 | |
| Histology a | 0.576 | ||
| Well | 6 | 7 | |
| Mod | 14 | 9 | |
| Poor | 4 | 7 | |
| Other | 4 | 4 | |
| Depth b | <0.05 | ||
| Within | 3 | 9 | |
| Beyond | 25 | 18 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | 0.10 | ||
| Negative | 8 | 3 | |
| Positive | 20 | 24 | |
| Lymph vessel permeation | 0.451 | ||
| Negative | 11 | 8 | |
| Positive | 17 | 19 | |
| Venous permeation | 0.134 | ||
| Negative | 16 | 10 | |
| Positive | 12 | 17 | |
GNG7=G protein gamma 7.
a
Well=well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma; mod=moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma; poor=poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma; other four cases are mucinous adenocarcinoma.
b
Within and beyond the oesophageal wall.