Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2010; 16(11): 1409-1413
Published online Mar 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i11.1409
Table 2 Relation between BMP3 gene methylation and clinicopathological features of gastric cancer
Clinicopathological featuresMethylation frequency
P value
%(+/n)
Differentiation degree64.44(29/45)
High75.00(6/8)
Middle68.18(15/22)0.273
Low53.33(8/15)
Serosa infiltration
Positive59.38(19/32)0.275
Negative76.92(10/13)
Lymph node metastasis
Positive62.07(18/29)0.663
Negative68.75(11/16)
TNM stage
 I + II62.50(10/16)0.844
III + IV65.52(19/29)
MSI
Negative71.05(27/38)0.031a
Positive28.58(2/7)
LOH
Negative68.57(24/35)0.290
Positive50.00(5/10)