Table 6 Correlation of the expression of A antigen with A allele loss and/or hypermethylation of the ABO gene promoter region in 37 cases that underwent radical cystectomy

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

A allele

P

MSP (RE 7)

P

A loss and/or methylated

A retain and unmethylated

P

 

Loss

retain

 

M

UM

    

Positive/heterogenous

0

19

0.003

1

16a

0.03

1

16

0.0005

Negative

7

11

 

6

9b

 

10

5

 
  1. aTwo cases were not available.
  2. bThree cases were not available.
  3. M, methylated; UM, unmethylated.
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