Table 1.
PLCε and Twist1 in PCa tissues and clinicopathological parameters
| NO. specimens(%) | PLCε staining | Twist1 staining | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | P value | Positive | Negative | P value | ||
| Total | 55 (100) | 39 (70.9) | 16 (29.1) | 47 (85.5) | 8 (14.5) | ||
| Age (year) | |||||||
| <60 | 19 (34.5) | 14 (25.4) | 5 (9.1) | 0.499 | 15 (27.2) | 4 (7.3) | 0.285 |
| ≥60 | 36 (65.5) | 25 (45.5) | 11 (20.0) | 32 (58.2) | 4 (7.3) | ||
| Histological stage | |||||||
| Ta-T2 | 17 (30.9) | 8 (14.5) | 9 (16.4) | 0.012 | 10 (18.2) | 7 (12.7) | 0.001 |
| T3-T4 | 38 (69.1) | 31 (56.4) | 7 (12.7) | 37 (67.3) | 1 (1.8) | ||
| Gleason scroe | |||||||
| <7 | 22 (40) | 11 (25) | 11 (25) | 0.07 | 16 (29.1) | 6 (10.9) | 0.037 |
| ≥7 | 33 (60) | 28 (42.5) | 5 (7.5) | 31 (56.4) | 2 (3.6) | ||