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Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2009; 15(36): 4566-4570
Published online Sep 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4566
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of cancer patients and controls n (%)
CharacteristicsCasesControlsP
Gender
Male7 (22)22 (21)NS
Female25 (78)81 (79)
Race
White28 (87)96 (93)NS
Non-white4 (13)7 (7)
Age (yr); mean (range)60.3 (30-81)47.7 (40-72)< 0.001
Total32 (100)103 (100)
Table 2 Distribution of p53 codon 72 polymorphism in cancer patients and controls n (%)
TotalArg/ArgArg/ProPro/ProOR1CIP
Anal cancer3210 (31.2)19 (59.4)3 (9.4)1.60.6-4.90.325
Controls10331 (30.1)62 (60.2)10 (9.7)