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. 2013 Oct 24;8(10):e77309. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077309

Table 1. PRC target genes are overrepresented in the renal cancer methylome.

Total hyper-methylated genes All 3 marks Frequency (%) p-value 1 or more marks Frequency (%) p-value
All RCC 292 24 8.2 0.0003 58 19.9 <0.0001
ccRCC 190 27 14.2 <0.0001 55 28.9 <0.0001
pRCC 88 13 14.8 <0.0001 25 28.4 <0.0001
chrRCC 43 7 16.3 0.0002 10 23.2 0.0051
Oncocytoma 109 11 10.1 0.0023 33 30.3 <0.0001

Proportion of PRC target genes among genes hypermethylated in renal cancer compared to ∼4% with 3 marks or 9.5% with 1 or more marks in human ES cells from Lee et al 2006 [48].