Table 1 Associations of clinicopathologic variables with microsatellite instability

From: Microsatellite instability and expression of hMLH1 and hMSH2 proteins in ovarian endometrioid cancer

Tumor characteristics

MSS/MSI-L (%)

MSI-H

Total

χ 2

P-value

Stage

     

 I/II

31 (67.5%)

9 (22.5%)

40

0.268

0.605

 III/IV

28 (82.4%)

6 (17.6%)

34

  

Grade

     

 Low (I)

10 (62.5%)

6 (37.5%)

16

3.750

0.053

 High (II/III)

49 (84.5%)

9 (15.5%)

   

Total

59

15

74

  
  1. MSI-H, microsatellite instability-high, at least two markers showed microsatellite instability; MSI-L, microsatellite instability-low, only one marker showed microsatellite instability; MSS, microsatellite stable.
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