Table 2: The expressional profile of Wnt7a in endometrial carcinoma and its precursor lesions.
Number
Wnt7a expression
-value
Negative (%)
Positive (%)
Proliferative endometrium
12
2 (16.7)
10 (83.3)
0.004
Secretory endometrium
13
1 (7.7)
12 (92.3)
<0.001
Atrophic endometrium
10
1 (10.0)
9 (90.0)
0.002
Simple hyperplasia
16
3 (18.8)
13 (81.2)
0.002
Complex hyperplasia
17
4 (23.5)
13 (76.5)
0.004
Endometrial carcinoma
70
44 (62.9)
26 (37.1)
Proliferative endometrium versus carcinoma: 0.004; Secretory endometrium versus carcinoma: <0.001; Atrophic endometrium versus carcinoma: 0.002; Simple hyperplasia versus carcinoma: 0.002; Complex hyperplasia versus carcinoma: 0.004 and *Chi-square test.