Table 2.
The association of TNRC6C expression with clinicopathological features of PTC in TCGA database.
| Clinicopathological features | TNRC6C expression level | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | ||
| Age | |||
| ≤46 | 110 | 142 | 0.004 |
| >46 | 141 | 109 | |
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| Gender | |||
| Female | 191 | 176 | 0.131 |
| Male | 60 | 75 | |
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| T classification | |||
| T1 | 67 | 76 | 0.002 |
| T2 | 68 | 96 | |
| T3 | 98 | 72 | |
| T4 | 17 | 6 | |
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| N classification | |||
| N0 | 101 | 128 | 0.014 |
| N1 | 124 | 99 | |
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| M classification | |||
| M0 | 136 | 146 | 0.178 |
| M1 | 2 | 7 | |
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| Clinical stage | |||
| I | 127 | 154 | 0.005 |
| II | 22 | 30 | |
| III | 66 | 46 | |
| IV | 36 | 19 | |
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| Histological type | |||
| Classical/follicular | 213 | 244 | <0.001 |
| Tall cell | 32 | 4 | |
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| Focality | |||
| Unifocal | 140 | 126 | 0.243 |
| Multifocal | 107 | 119 | |
Age and TNRC6C expression level were divided into two groups according to the median.