Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2015; 21(5): 1595-1605
Published online Feb 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i5.1595
Table 5 Correlations between DNA mismatch repair protein deficiency and clinicopathological features n (%)
Clinicopathological featuredMMR
MLH1/PMS2
MSH2/MSH6
Defective/testedP valueDefective/testedP valueDefective/testedP value
Total55/481 (11.4)31/481 (6.4)24/481 (5.0)
GenderMale25/272 (9.2)0.09512/272 (4.4)0.03413/272 (4.8)0.970
Female29/206 (14.1)19/206 (9.2)10/206 (4.9)
Age (yr)< 509/50 (18.0)0.1143/50 (6.0))1.0006/50 (12.0)0.031
≥ 5045/428 (10.5)28/428 (6.5)17/428 (4.0)
LocationRight colon33/161 (20.5)0.00023/161 (14.3)0.00010/161 (6.2)0.446
Left colon13/142 (9.2)5/142 (3.5)8/142 (5.6)
Rectum9/178 (5.1)3/178 (1.7)6/178 (3.4)
Mucin productionWith20/99 (20.2)0.00211/99 (11.1)0.0349/99 (9.1)0.065
Without35/382 (9.2)20/382 (5.2)15/382 (3.9)
Tumor differentiationPoor13/79 (16.5)0.1256/79 (7.6)0.6497/79 (8.9)0.148
Well-moderate42/402 (10.4)25/402 (6.2)17/402 (4.2)
Tumor stageI-II37/246 (15.0)0.01220/246 (8.1)0.12717/246 (6.9)0.049
III-IV18/234 (7.7)11/234 (4.7)7/234 (3.0)