Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2013; 19(46): 8714-8721
Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8714
Table 1 LGR5 immunostaining in gastric cancer-related gastric tissues and metastases n (%)
Pathological typeTotal, nLGR5 expression
P value
NegativePositive
Normal tissue145106 (73.1)39 (26.9)0.000
Dysplasia grade5326 (49.1)27 (50.9)
Low258 (32.0)17 (68.0)0.019
High2818 (64.3)10 (35.7)
TNM stage18085 (47.2)95 (52.8)
I-II7127 (38.0)44 (62.0)
III-IV10958 (53.2)51 (46.8)
Metastases154 (26.7)11 (73.3)
Lymph node51 (20.0)4 (80.0)
Liver103 (30.0)7 (70.0)