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Table 1 Relationship between MELK expression level and clinicopathologic variables in 78 gastric cancer tissues

From: Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase enhances gastric cancer progression via the FAK/Paxillin pathway

Clinicopathologic parameters

MELK protein

P

 

−(n = 27)

+(n = 51)

 

Age (years)

   

 ≤60

12

23

0.522

 >60

15

21

 

Gender

   

 Male

21

38

0.749

 Female

6

13

 

Tumor size (cm)

   

 ≤5

17

33

0.879

 >5

10

18

 

Lauren classification

   

 Intestinal

2

25

<0.001

 Diffuse

25

26

 

Differentiation

   

 Poorly, undifferentiated

25

31

0.003

 Well, moderatelly

2

20

 

Local invasion

   

 T1,T2

6

14

0.615

 T3,T4

21

37

 

Lymph node metastasis

   

 No

3

14

0.096

 Yes

24

37

 

TNM stage

   

 I,II

5

12

0.61

 III,IV

22

39

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