Table 2.
Expression of eIF3e in normal mucosa, cancerous tissues and lymph node metastasis tissues
| Tissue sample | n | eIF3e expression | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Negative (n, %) | Weak (n, %) | Strong (n, %) | |||
| Normal mucosa | 173 | 117 (67.6) | 50 (28.9) | 6 (3.5) | |
| Cancerous tissue | 173 | 32 (18.5) | 99 (57.2) | 42 (24.3) | < 0.001a |
| LNM tissue | 54 | 5 (9.3) | 18 (33.3) | 31 (57.4) | < 0.001b |
eIF3e, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit E; LNM, lymph node metastasis.
a
Significantly different eIF3e expression between cancerous tissues and normal mucosa;
b
significantly different eIF3e expression between LNM tissues and normal mucosa.