Table 1.

Expression of hTRTmRNA in histologic pattern of gastric cancer and adjacent cancerous tissue

Groups	n	hTRTmRNA				Positive(%)	P
		(-)	(+)	(++)	(+++)
WD	26	5	12	7	2	80.8	0.067a
PD	22	3	11	8	0	83.4
Mucoid GC	5	3	1	1	0	40.0
Adjacent	53	45	6	2	0	15.1	< 0.01b

^a: comparison among groups of GC;

^b: comparison between adjacent cancerous tissue and GC. WD: well differentiated adenocarcinoma; PD: poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma.