Table 5.
Expression profile of the genes in the context of DNA methylation status
| Methylation status |
Positive rate % (Positive cases/the total cases) |
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| CDH13 | Cyclin a1 | RAR- | COX2 | P73 | MGMT | hMLH1 | p14ARF | TIMP3 | CDH1 | |
| U | 73 (16/22) | / | 100 (8/8) | 81 (35/43) | 60 (12/20) | 24 (11/46) | 74 (35/47) | 100 (51/51) | 80 (46/58) | 98 (57/58) |
| U/M | 50 (14/28) | 70 (37/53) | 79 (22/28) | 93 (14/15) | 54 (19/35) | 25 (2/8) | 36 (4/11) | 100 (2/2) | / | / |
| M | 38 (3/8) | 80 (4/5) | 85 (17/20) | / | / | 50 (2/4) | / | / | / | / |
| Total | 57 (33/58) | 71 (41/58) | 84 (47/56) | 84 (49/58) | 53 (31/58) | 26 (15/58) | 67 (39/58) | 100 (53/53) | 79 (46/58) | 98 (57/58) |
| Non-cancerous mucosa | + | / | ++ | / | + | + | ++ | + | + | ++ |