Table 2.
Associations between traditional Chinese medicine syndromes and driver gene mutations.
| Syndrome type | N | Driver gene, n (%) | X 2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutant | Wild type | ||||
| Lung-spleen deficiency | 32 | 24 (75.0) | 8 (25.0) | ||
| Yin deficiency and internal heat | 29 | 14 (48.3) | 15 (51.7) | ||
| Qi and Yin deficiency | 39 | 30 (76.9) | 9 (23.1) | 11.092 | 0.026 |
| Qi stagnation and blood stasis | 19 | 10 (52.6) | 9 (47.4) | ||
| Yin and Yang deficiency | 8 | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | ||