Table 2.
The ccorrelation between RASEF expression and microsatellite instability: spearman’s correlation analysis
| MLH1 | MSH6 | MSH2 | PMS2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman’s rho | Cytoplasm RE expression | Tumor | Correlation Coefficient | .227* | .224* | .201 | .209 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | .037 | .038 | .068 | .056 | |||
| N | 85 | 86 | 83 | 84 | |||
| Adjacent | Correlation Coefficient | -.190 | -.113 | -.185 | -.074 | ||
| Sig. (2-tailed) | .090 | .310 | .102 | .516 | |||
| N | 81 | 83 | 79 | 80 | |||
| Nucleus RE expression | Tumor | Correlation Coefficient | -.116 | .069 | .013 | .047 | |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | .286 | .526 | .904 | .672 | |||
| N | 86 | 87 | 84 | 85 | |||
| Adjacent | Correlation Coefficient | -.274* | -.035 | -.144 | .033 | ||
| Sig. (2-tailed) | .013 | .750 | .204 | .769 | |||
| N | 81 | 83 | 79 | 80 | |||
**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
*
Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).