Research Article
Downregulation of ADAMTS8 by DNA Hypermethylation in Gastric Cancer and Its Clinical Significance
Table 2
Correlation of ADAMTS8 mRNA expression and clinicopathological characteristics of gastric cancer samples.
| Variable | Patients () | ADAMTS8 expression relative to GAPDH | value |
| Age (years) | | | | <65 | 40 | 0.290 ± 0.102 | | ≥65 | 26 | 0.267 ± 0.115 | 0.405 | Gender | | | | Male | 45 | 0.285 ± 0.112 | | Female | 21 | 0.273 ± 0.099 | 0.674 | Tumor differentiation | | | | Well/moderate | 33 | 0.267 ± 0.111 | | Poor | 33 | 0.295 ± 0.103 | 0.289 | Invasive depth | | | | T1 + T2 | 22 | 0.329 ± 0.101 | | T3 + T4 | 44 | 0.257 ± 0.103 | 0.009 | Tumor location | | | | Upper + middle | 13 | 0.300 ± 0.110 | | Lower | 53 | 0.276 ± 0.107 | 0.481 | Size (cm) | | | | <3 | 28 | 0.287 ± 0.128 | | ≥3 | 38 | 0.277 ± 0.091 | 0.713 | Lymph node metastasis | | | | No | 20 | 0.402 ± 0.064 | | Yes | 46 | 0.229 ± 0.075 | <0.001 |
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; ADAMTS8: ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 8 motif.
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