Table 4 The correlation between rs1259293 genotypes and FSTL1 expression in ccRCC tissues and paired adjacent normal tissues from 65 ccRCC patients using spearman association test.

From: A genetic polymorphism affects the risk and prognosis of renal cell carcinoma: association with follistatin-like protein 1 expression

Paired samples

rs1259293 genotypes

IHC scores of FSTL1 No (%)

P

rs

−/+

++/+++

Adjacent normal tissues

TT

18 (27.7)

29 (44.6)

0.041

−0.255

CT + CC

12 (18.5)

6 (9.2)

–

–

ccRCC tissues

TT

38 (58.5)

9 (13.8)

0.179

−0.169

CT + CC

17 (26.2)

1 (1.5)

–

–

Adjacent normal tissues and ccRCC tissues

TT

10 (15.4)

37 (56.9)

0.007

−0.332

CT + CC

10 (15.4)

8 (12.3)

–

–

  1. Abbreviations: FSTL1 = follistatin-like 1; IHC = Immunohistochemistry; ccRCC = clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
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