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. 2003 Sep 9;89(6):1096–1101. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601165

Table 5. Relationship between grade of tumour at presentation and TNF−859, TNF+488 polymorphism (information available on 191 of 196 patients).

  −859T: yes No Population of 191 patients:
G1 (7) 14.0% (43) 30.5% (50) 26.2%
G2 (34) 68.0% (58) 41.1% (92) 48.2%
G3 (9) 18.0% (40) 28.4% (49) 25.6%
  50 26.2% 141 73.8% 191  
χ2 test −859T vs −859 not T, for G1, G2, G3 P=0.0043, for G1 vs (G2+G3) P=0.023
  +488A: yes
No
Population of 191 patients:
G1 (9) 16.7% (41) 29.9% (50) 26.2%
G2 (35) 64.8% (57) 41.6% (92) 48.2%
G3 (10) 18.5% (39) 28.5% (49) 25.6%
  54 28.3% 137 71.7% 191  
χ2 test +488A vs +488 not A, for G1, G2, G3 P=0.015, for G1 vs (G2+G3) P=0.06