Table 1.

Proportions of lesions with low and high NPS medians in groups with different LOH patterns.

Pattern	# Specimens Informative	Low NPS		High		P
		No loss	Loss	No Loss	Loss
3p LOH	39	20	4	8	7	0.03
9p LOH	43	21	6	5	11	0.003
4q LOH	41	27	0	9	5	0.003
8p LOH	41	23	3	10	5	0.1
11q LOH	43	25	2	11	5	0.05
13q LOH	40	25	1	12	2	0.27
17p LOH	43	23	4	12	4	0.33
At least 1 loss	43	17	10	3	13	0.006
Multiple loss	43	23	4	5	11	0.0005
LOH at 3p or 9p	43	20	7	3	13	0.0006
High-risk LOH(*)	43	23	4	5	11	0.0005

^*LOH at 3p &/or 9p plus at least 1 other arm (4q, 8p, 11q, 13q or 17p). Loci analyzed are given in ref 14.