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. 2012 Oct 30;10:216. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-10-216

Table 1.

Comparison of immunohistochemical scores across patient groups sorted by histological subtype or clinical / molecular characteristics

Compared groups Statistical test used Result
EZH2
PDSS and MPSS and BPSS
Kruskal-Wallis
P < 0.001
PDSS vs. MPSS
Mann–Whitney
P < 0.001
PDSS vs. BPSS
Mann–Whitney
P = 0.001
MPSS vs. BPSS
Mann–Whitney
NS
H3K27me3
PDSS and MPSS and BPSS
Kruskal-Wallis
P < 0.001
PDSS vs. MPSS
Mann–Whitney
P < 0,001
PDSS vs. BPSS
 
P = 0.001
MPSS vs. BPSS
Mann–Whitney
NS
Ki-67
PDSS and MPSS and BPSS
1
P < 0.001
PDSS vs. MPSS
Mann–Whitney
P < 0,001
PDSS vs. BPSS
Mann–Whitney
NS
Compared groups
EZH2
Ki-67
H3K27me3
Gender
Male vs. female
NS
NS
NS
Age
≤25 y/o vs. >25 y/o
NS
NS
NS
Location
Central vs. peripheral
NS
NS
NS
Tumor size
<5cm vs. ≥5cm
P < 0.001
NS
P = 0.032
Distant metastasis
Present vs. absent
P < 0.001
P = 0.021
P = 0.003
Fusion gene
SYT-SSX1 vs. SYT-SSX2 NS NS NS

(PDSS: poorly differentiated synovial sarcoma; MPSS: monophasic synovial sarcoma; BPSS: biphasic synovial sarcoma; NS: not significant).