Table 3. Relative ln transformed expression values (E) and methylation status for the M1 and M2 regions within the MAL promoter of the two gastric cancer cell lines and 17 gastric carcinoma tissues.

Sample	E	M1	M2
IPA220	0.003	Methylated	Methylated
GP202	0.0003	Methylated	Methylated
1	0.35	Methylated	Methylated
2	0.24	Methylated	Methylated
3	0.06	Methylated	Methylated
4	0.72	Methylated	Methylated
5	0.10	Methylated	Methylated
6	0.05	Methylated	Methylated
7	0.77	Methylated	Unmethylated
8	0.28	Unmethylated	Unmethylated
9	0.19	Unmethylated	Unmethylated
10	2.28	Unmethylated	Unmethylated
11	0.28	Unmethylated	Methylated
12	0.03	Unmethylated	Methylated
13	0.03	Methylated	Methylated
14	0.04	Methylated	Methylated
15	5.56	Unmethylated	Unmethylated
16	0.01	Methylated	Methylated
17	0.33	Methylated	Unmethylated