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Epigenetic Alterations of Chromosome 3 Revealed by NotI-Microarrays in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Table 3

Frequency of alterations and relative mRNA level of 8 genes in ccRCC and pRCC.

GenesFrequency of mRNA level
changes, %
Median of mRNA level
changes, -fold*
ccRCCpRCCccRCCpRCC

LRRN1 53 (9/17)0 (0/17)11 (1/9)33 (3/9)3↓(1–15↓)3↑(2.1 × 103↑–10↓)
GORASP1 42 (5/12)0 (0/12)36 (4/11)0 (0/12)1 (1–3↓)1 (1–7↓)
IQSEC1 0 (0/12)8 (1/12)58 (7/12)0 (0/12)1 (3↑–1)2↓ (1–53↓)
FOXP1 20 (2/10)0 (0/10)17 (2/12)25 (3/12)1 (1–2↓)1 (19↑–14↓)
GNAI2 8 (1/12)33 (4/12)17 (2/12)25 (3/12)1 (4↑–2↓)1 (3↑–4↓)
FGD5 25 (3/12)8 (1/12)83 (10/12)0 (0/12)1 (3↑–7↓)3↓(1–59↓)
PLCL2 50 (6/12)0 (0/12)83 (10/12)8 (1/12)1 (1–5↓)3↓(2↑–8↓)
ALDH1L1 92 (11/12)0 (0/12)92 (11/12)0 (0/12)4↓(1–1.1 × 102↓)6↓(1–1.6 × 102↓)

Note: qPCR data. ↓/↑: mRNA level decrease/increase. *In parentheses a range of relative mRNA level is shown. The highest frequencies of mRNA level changes are shown in bold (P < 0.05 for all cases).