Table 2 Association of TYRP1 mRNA expression in lymph node metastases with pathological parameters of primaries

From: Tyrosinase-related protein 1 mRNA expression in lymph node metastases predicts overall survival in high-risk melanoma patients

 

TYRP1/S100B

DFS a

N

104

ρ

−0.235

P

0.017

OS a

N

100

ρ

−0.265

P

0.008

Breslow a

N

94

ρ

0.410

P

<0.001

Lymph node a, b

N

79

ρ

0.076

P

0.504

Ulceration (yes/no) c

N

54

P

0.023

  1. Abbreviations: DFS=disease-free survival; OS= overall survival; S100B=S100 calcium-binding protein B; TYRP1=tyrosinase-related protein 1
  2. aCorrelation test (Spearman’s rho test).
  3. bNumber of positive lymph nodes at primary.
  4. cNon-parametric test (Mann–Whitney test).
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