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. 2021 Mar 2;23(5):316. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2021.11955

Table III.

TGF-β1 and Smad4 expression in ESCC tissues and non-cancerous tissues.

TGF-β1 Smad4


Tissue type Cases Positive (%) Negative (%) χ2 P-value Positive (%) Negative (%) χ2 P-value
Tissue 20.8188 0.05 13.3134 0.05
Cancer 88 64 (72.73) 24 (27.27)   79 (89.77) 9 (10.23)
Non-cancerous 21   4 (19.05) 17 (80.95) 21 (100) 0 (0)

ESCC, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.