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. 2006 Jan 7;12(1):36–42. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.36

Table 2.

Relation between CD44v6mRNA expression in bone marrow and biologic behavior of gastric cancer

Number of cases (n) CD44v6mRNA/β-actin
P value
- + + +
Lymphnode metastasis (+) Positive 38 3 2 4 29 0.0161
(-) Negative 8 4 1 1 3
Clinicopathology I-II 12 5 2 2 3
III-IV 34 1 2 3 28 0.0007
Tissue type D 32 1 2 4 25
I 14 5 2 4 3 0.0003
Tumor size >5 cm 24 3 2 6 13
≤5 cm 22 3 3 4 12 0.4547