Research Article

Evaluation of LATS1 and LATS2 Promoter Methylation with the Risk of Pterygium Formation

Table 4

Comparison of relative gene expression for LATS1 and LATS2 genes between patients with pterygium and healthy controls.

GenesNumberMean ± SD value

LATS1Cases140.42 ± 0.030<0.001
Controls140.57 ± 0.068

LATS2Cases140.44 ± 0.028<0.001
Controls140.57 ± 0.061

Mann-Whitney test.