Aberrant Methylation of Thrombospondin-1 and Its Association with Reduced Expression in Gastric Cardia Adenocarcinoma
Table 4
The level of TGF- in GCA patients (g/L)
Group
Level of total TGF-
Level of active TGF-
(X ± S)
(X ± S)
Control
11.9 ± 3.1
8.8 ± 4.1
GCA patients
17.2 ± 6.0
8.2 ± 5.0
Stage I and II GCA patients
13.0 ± 4.8
8.0 ± 3.2
Stage III and IV GCA patients
20.8 ± 5.3
8.3 ± 4.0
GCA patients with methylation of TSP1
17.0 ± 4.1
7.9 ± 3.1
GCA patients without methylation of TSP1
17.3 ± 5.2
8.6 ± 4.2
value of GCA patients versus control, value of stage III and IV patients versus I and II patients, value of GCA patients without methylation of TSP versus GCA patients with methylation of TSP1.