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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2005; 11(9): 1369-1372
Published online Mar 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i9.1369
Table 1 Expression of p21 in patients with HCC.
nNegativeDeletion rate (%)χ2P
Histology
Cancerous tissues401127.5
Para-cancerous tissues40257.439<0.01
Adjacent normal liver tissues4012.511.174<0.01
Grade
Well-differentiated22313.6
Poorly-differentiated18844.44.713<0.05
Tumor size (diameter)
<2 cm8225
25 cm15426.7
>5 cm17529.40.072>0.05