Table 1 DLC1 methylation and protein levels in extramammary Paget’s disease

From: Correlation of DLC1 gene methylation with oncogenic PIK3CA mutations in extramammary Paget's disease

 

Total

Methylation level a

P-valueb

Protein level c

P-valueb

  

0–1%

1–100%

 

Normal

Reduced

 

Case, n

132

81

51

89

43

Age, years

 >70

60

26

31

0.002

34

26

0.016

 ≤70

72

52

20

55

17

Sex

 Male

110

67

43

0.729

78

38

0.352

 Female

22

13

7

17

5

Invasion status

 Invasive

38

21

17

0.360

23

15

0.282

In situ

94

60

34

66

28

  1. Abbreviations: DLC1, deleted in liver cancer 1; IHC, immunohistochemistry.
  2. a Detected by methylation-sensitive, high-resolution melting analysis.
  3. b Determined by χ2-test.
  4. c Detected by IHC.