Brief Reports
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2001.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 15, 2001; 7(5): 722-725
Published online Oct 15, 2001. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v7.i5.722
Table 1 Clinicopathological correlations with p16 methylation
nMethylatedUnmethylated
Male3518 (51.4)17 (48.6)
Female278 (29.6)19 (70.4)
Age (yrs)
< 50157 (46.7)8 (53.3)
> 504719 (40.4)28 (59.6)
Tumor location[2]
Proximal2112 (57.1)9 (42.9)
Distal4114 (34.1)27 (65.9)
Dukes’ staging
A, B334 (12.1)29 (87.9)
C, D2922 (75.9)7 (24.1)b