Table 1 Clinicopathological correlation of the deletion spanning pre-S2 gene segment in 40 HBV-related HCC patients.
Characteristicsa | Negative (no. of patients (%)) | Positive (no. of patients (%)) | P valueb |
---|---|---|---|
Density of CTLsc | 19 (100) | 21 (100) | |
High | 9 (47) | 10 (48) | 0.2482 |
Low | 10 (53) | 11 (52) | |
Density of CD4+CD25+ cellsd | 19 (100) | 21 (100) | |
High | 0 (0) | 20 (95) | < 0.0001*** |
Low | 19 (100) | 1 (5) | |
Density of granzyme B-expressing cellse | 19 (100) | 21 (100) | |
High | 16 (84) | 3 (14) | < 0.0001*** |
Low | 3 (16) | 18 (86) | |
Density of Foxp3-expressing cellsf | 19 (100) | 21 (100) | |
High | 0 (0) | 15 (71) | < 0.0001*** |
Low | 19 (100) | 6 (29) |