Table V.
Correlation analysis of BRCA2, p53 and MLH1 expression in the cancer tissues of oesophageal carcinoma patients with or without a family history of oesophageal cancer.
| p53 + expression | MLH1 − expression | ||
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| BRCA2 expression | Cases, n | n (%) | n (%) |
| OCFH + | |||
| Negative expression | 22 | 11 (50) | 15 (68) |
| Positive expression | 11 | 6 (55) | 9 (82) |
| OCFH − | |||
| Negative expression | 15 | 8 (53) | 5 (33) |
| Positive expression | 26 | 11 (42) | 11 (42) |
BRCA2, breast cancer type 2 susceptibility protein; p53, tumour protein 53; MLH1, mixed lymphocytic histiocytic lymphoma; OCFH, oesophageal cancer family history; +, positive; −, negative. No significant correlation was identified between the two groups. P>0.05.