Table 1.
Summary of chromosome imbalances in 120 hepatocellular carcinoma specimens and normal paired tissues
| Chromosome region | Copy number | Cytoband | Grade I/II HCC | Grade III/IV HCC | P value |
| 1q | Gain | 1q21.1-44 | 57.86% | 60.63% | NS |
| 4q | Loss | 4q13.1- 35.2 | 39.56% | 47.51% | NS |
| 8p | Loss | 8p 23.2-21.1 | 48.56% | 56.28% | NS |
| 8q | Gain | 8q12.3-24.3 | 39.99% | 62.01% | 0.006a |
| 16q | Loss | 16q23.3-24.3 | 38.96% | 47.32% | NS |
| 17p | Loss | 17p13.3-12 | 52.22% | 53.73% | NS |
| 17q | Gain | 17q22-25.3 | 37.76% | 36.37% | NS |
a
P < 0.05, statistically significant (Grade I/II vs Grade III/IV). NS: Not significant; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.