Research Article

Hypermethylation of SOX2 Promoter in Endometrial Carcinogenesis

Table 3

Correlation of methylation status of the SOX2 gene in endometrial carcinomas and normal endometrial tissues.

Normal endometrial tissueEndometrial carcinomaP value (chi square)

StatusFrequency (%)Frequency (%)

Methylated1 (8.3%)27 (37.5%).0472
Unmethylated11 (91.7%)45 (62.5%)
Total1272