High STRN Expression Promotes HCC Invasion and Migration but Not Cell Proliferation or Apoptosis through Facilitating Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

Table 1

Relationship between STRN expression and clinicopathological parameters of 45 HCC samples.

Variable		STRN		value	value
		Low	High
Age (years)
<60	31	11	20	0.000	1.000
≥60	14	5	9
Gender
Male	39	14	25	0.000	1.000
Female	6	2	4
Tumour size (cm)
≤5	37	14	23	0.079	0.779
>5	8	2	6
Edmondson type
I–II	31	14	17	2.778	0.096
III–IV	14	2	12
TNM stage
I–II	24	12	12	4.683	0.030
III–IV	21	4	17
Hepatopathy background
Present	42	14	28	0.293	0.589
Absent	3	2	1
Lymph node metastasis
Negative	26	13	13	5.607	0.018
Positive	19	3	16
Intrahepatic vascular embolism
Present	4	0	4	1.018	0.313
Absent	41	16	25
Aminotransferase
Higher	20	4	16	3.802	0.051
Normal	25	12	13
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Higher	30	10	20	0.194	0.660
Normal	15	6	9
C-reactive protein
Higher	19	4	15	3.019	0.082
Normal	26	12	14
Serum albumin
≥35	35	15	20	2.371	0.124
<35	10	1	9
Prothrombin time
Higher	20	5	15	1.751	0.186
Normal	25	11	14

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