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Table 1 Protein expression of EIF4G1 in NPC and NP and Correlation of clinicopathological features of the patients with NPC and expression of EIF4G1 protein

From: Over-expression of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4 gamma 1 correlates with tumor progression and poor prognosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

 

EIF4G1 protein expression

Characteristics

N

Negative(n)

Low(n)

Medium(n)

High(n)

P value

Group

      

   NPC

132

2

27

41

62

 

   NP

53

4

26

19

4

p = 0.000

Sex

      

   Male

94

2

19

31

42

 

   Female

38

0

8

10

20

p = 0.477

Age

      

   ≥45 years

81

2

15

24

40

 

   < 45 years

51

0

12

17

22

p = 0.557

Smoking

      

   No

100

0

21

29

50

 

   Yes

32

2

6

12

12

p = 0.226

T classfication

      

   T1+T2

91

2

22

29

38

 

   T3+T4

41

0

5

12

24

p = 0.039*

N classfication

      

   N0+N1

57

2

14

22

19

 

   N2+N3

75

0

13

19

43

p = 0.008*

M classfication

      

   M0

127

2

26

40

59

 

   M1

5

0

1

1

3

p = 0.625

Clinical stage

      

   I+II

 

2

11

16

11

 

   III+IV

41

0

16

25

51

p = 0.003*

  1. * p < 0.05
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