Table 2. PSC marker expression in GC and MNGM.

PSC markers	Cancer and normal	Mean±s.d.	P-value
CD44	MNGM	0.5±2.5	P<0.001
	GC	64.3±88.3
Musashi-1	MNGM	110.4±47.2	P<0.001
	GC	218.8±91.5
CD133	MNGM	0.4±1.9	P<0.001
	GC	30.1±69.3

Abbreviations: GC=gastric cancer; MNGM=matched normal gastric mucosa; PSC=putative stem cell.