Evaluation of MT Family Isoforms as Potential Biomarker for Predicting Progression and Prognosis in Gastric Cancer

Table 4

The correlation between DNA methylation and mRNA expression in the MT gene members of GC patients (MethHC).

Variable	Methylation
	MT1A	MT1B	MT1E	MT1F	MT1G	MT1H	MT1M	MT1X	MT2A	MT3	MT4
mRNA expression	r=0.007	r=-0.123	r=-0.279	r=-0.116	r=-0.158	r=-0.230	r=-0.187	r=0.010	r=-0.160	r=-0.248	r=-0.02
	p=4.44	p<0.001	p<0.001	p<0.001	p<0.001	p<0.001	p<0.001	p<0.001	p<0.001	p<0.001	p=0.59

Notes: “” indicates statistical significance with P<0.001. Abbreviation: GC: gastric cancer.