Table 2. The correlation between AKR7A3 methylation and expression level of AKR7A3 in HCC patients.
AKR7A3 down-regulation | Total | P value | |||
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Absent | Present | ||||
AKR7A3 promoter | Absent | 33 (57%) | 25 (43%) | 58 (73%) | 0.011 |
methylation | Present | 5 (24%) | 16 (76%) | 21 (27%) | |
Total | 46 (48%) | 33 (52%) | 79 |