Table 1 Patient background

From: Loss of blood group A antigen expression in bladder cancer caused by allelic loss and/or methylation of the ABO gene

 

TUR-BT

Radical cystectomy

P-value

No. of cases examined

44

37

 

Gender

  

NS

Male

37 (84.1%)

33 (89.2%)

 

Female

7 (15.9%)

4 (10.8%)

 

Age (median)

66 (45–79)

66 (39–89)

NS

Pathological stage

  

P<0.01

pTa

14 (31.8%)

0 (0%)

 

pT1

25 (56.8%)

11 (29.8%)

 

pT2

4 (9.1%)

8 (21.6%)

 

pT3

0 (0%)

10 (27.0%)

 

pT4

1 (2.3%)

8 (21.6%)

 

Hitological grade

  

P<0.01

G1

7 (14.9%)

0 (0%)

 

G2

21 (51.1%)

2 (5.4%)

 

G3

16 (34.0%)

35 (94.6%)

 

Blood group

A

38

34

 

AB

6

3

 
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