Table 4 Correlation of the expression of A antigen with methylation status in 35 cases underwent TUR

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

Expression of A antigen

Each locus (Nos. methylated/nos. unmethylated)

All loci

P

 

re 1

re 2

re 3

re 4

re 5

re 6

Full

Partial

None

 

Positive/Hetero

2/17

2/17

3/16

0/16

0/16

0/16

0

3

16

0.0093

Negative

4/12

8/8

9/7

4/12

5/11

4/12

4

6

6

 
  1. Among 44 cases that underwent TUR, nine cases showing loss of A allele were not included in Table 4.
  2. Hetero: heterogenous expression.
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