Basic Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. May 1, 2004; 10(9): 1337-1340
Published online May 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i9.1337
Table 1 Location of pancreatic cancer and K-ras mutation or telomerase activity
LocationnK-ras mutation
Telomerase activity
(+)%(+)%
Head11872.7981.8
Body3266.7266.7
Tail111001100
Diffuse3266.7266.7
Totol181372.21477.8
Table 2 Comparison of K-ras point mutations and telomerase activity
K-ras mutationTelomeraseBoth
Pancreatic cancer (n=18)131412
Chronic pancreatitis (n=3)100
Sensitivity (%)72.277.866.7
Specificity (%)66.7100100