Is the expression of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase messenger RNA an indicator of biological behavior in recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma?

Table 5 Correlation between types of γ-GTP mRNA and patho-logical parameters

Parameters	Cases	Type B/A+B(%)
		HCC liver	Non HCC liver
Cirrhosis (+)	33	27 (81.8)	22 (66.7)
(-)	7	6 (85.7)	6 (85.7)
Size< 3 cm	6	6 (100.0)	4 (66.7)
3-10 cm	11	7 (63.6)	5 (45.4)
=10 cm	23	20 (86.9)	19 (82.6)
Differentiated grade I/II	19	14 (73.7)	10 (52.6)b
III/IV	21	19 (90.5)	18 (85.7)b
Complete capsule (+)	18	13 (72.2)	8 (44.4)c
(-)	22	20 (90.9)	20 (90.9)c
Vascular permeation (+)	17	16 (94.1)	16 (94.1)d
(-)	23	17 (73.9)	12 (52.2)d
Daughter nodules (+)	19	19 (100.0)a	18 (94.7)e
(-)	21	14 (66.7)a	10 (47.6)e
Multi-centric (+)	13	12 (92.3)	12 (92.3)
(-)	27	21 (77.8)	16 (59.2)

Denotes:

^aP = 0.0089;

^bP = 0.0226;

^cP = 0.0014;

^dP = 0.0042;

^eP = 0.0012.