Promoter Methylation of SFRP3 Is Frequent in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 4

Statistical correlation between SFRP3 mRNA expression and methylation status of SFRP3 CpG island in HCCs.

	Methylation of CpG island; (no. of cases)	No methylation of CpG island; (no. of cases)	𝑃 value
Downregulation of SFRP3 ≥ twofold
Present	35	17	𝑃<0.01
Absent	1	7