Gastric Cancer
Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2006; 12(25): 3965-3969
Published online Jul 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i25.3965
Table 1 Summary of expression of Shh and Gli1 in various types of gastric tissues
Tumor (n)Expression of Shh n (%)Expression of Gli1 n (%)P value
Non-cancerous gastric tissues50 (0.0)0 (0.0)0.01 < P < 0.05
Adenocarcinoma4530 (66.7)26 (57.8)
Tubular
Well differentiated (WD)104 (40.0)3 (30.0)
Moderately differentiated (MD)108 (80.0)7 (70.0)
Poorly differentiated (PD)1513 (86.7)12 (80.0)
Papillary75 (71.4)4 (57.1)
Mucinous30 (0.0)0 ( 0.0)
Squamous cell carcinoma66 (100)6 (100)