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Table 4.

The Frequency of CpG Island Hypermethylation in Plasma Samples from HCC and LC Patients

Diagnosis of patients	No. of cases	No. of cases methylated for at least one gene (%)^a	Average no. of methylated gene^b
HCC	31	29 (93.55)^c	1.90±1.08^d
LC	10	6 (60)^c	1.10±1.20^d
Benign lesions^e	7	0^c	0^d

^{^a}

Analyzed by χ² test or Fisher's exact test, as appropriate.

^{^b}

Analyzed by one-way ANOVA test.

^{^c}

p=0.024, HCC plasma versus LC plasma; p=0.035, LC plasma versus normal plasma.

^{^d}

p=0.037, HCC plasma versus LC plasma; p=0.035, LC plasma versus normal plasma.

^{^e}

Benign lesions, patients with benign lesions.