Table 2. Percentage of Unmethylated Alu repeats (PUMA) in different human tissues and tumors.
Thyroid | Prostate | Breast | Colon | Lung | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal tissue | 6.2 ± 1.6 (n = 9) |
4.8 ± 2.6 (n=7) |
5.6 ± 2.66 (n=14) |
6.9 ± 1.9 (n=16) |
5.9 ± 2.0 (n=37) |
Tumor tissue | 8.2 ± 3.1 (n=59) |
8.5 ± 8.8 (n=18) |
10.0 ± 5.9 (n=20) |
14.6 ± 5.2 (n=16) |
14.6 ± 8.3 (n=39) |
p-value a | 0.032 | 0.357 | 0.002 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Normal vs. Tumor, Mann-Whitney U test