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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2010; 16(39): 4986-4991
Published online Oct 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i39.4986
Table 3 Correlation between PIK3CA expression and clinicopathological characteristics in gastric carcinoma
VariablesPIK3CA expression
nPositiveNegativeχ2P
Gender
Male2917120.8620.834a
Female241113
Age (yr)
≥ 603216160.2560.968a
< 6021129
TNM stage
I, II207134.9260.177a
III, IV332112
Differentiation
Well227156.6850.083a
Moderate and poor312110
Lymph node metastasis
Negative268189.9820.019ab
Positive27207
Distant metastasis
Negative3517180.7490.862a
Positive18117