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Table 3 Patient characteristics and expression of pS 21 GSK3α, pS 9 GSK3β, cyclin D1 and P53 in oral cancer and control tissue samples

From: Expression and inactivation of glycogen synthase kinase 3 alpha/ beta and their association with the expression of cyclin D1 and p53 in oral squamous cell carcinoma progression

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Groups

Total (n = 39)

Samples showing the positive expression of proteins (n)

Cyclin D1

P53

pS 21 GSK3α

pS 9 GSK3β

1

Age

     
 

≤40

23

17 (73.9%)

08 (34.7%)

12 (52.1%)

14 (60.8%)

 

>40 ≤ 70

16

08 (50.0%)

08 (50.0%)

10 (62.5%)

09 (56.2%)

2

Sex

     
 

 Male

23

14 (60.8%)

10 (43.4%)

13 (56.5%)

14 (60.8%)

 

 Female

16

11 (68.7%)

06 (37.5%)

09 (56.2%)

09 (56.2%)

3

Histological grade/Tumour Progression

     
 

 Normal

6

00 (00.0%)

01 (16.6%)

00 (00.0%)

00 (00.0%)

 

 PML

6

06 (100%)

03 (50.0%)

01 (16.6%)

02 (33.3%)

 

 WDSCC

15

10 (66.6%)

07 (46.6%)

10 (66.6%)

11 (73.3%)

 

 MDSCC

6

06 (100%)

05 (83.3%)

06 (100%)

05 (83.3%)

 

 PDSCC

6

03 (50.0%)

01 (16.6%)

05 (83.3%)

05 (83.3%)

4

Tobacco History

     
 

 Yes

23s

14 (60.8%)

11 (47.8%)

12 (52.1%)

13 (56.5%)

 

 No

16

11 (68.7%)

05 (31.2%)

10 (62.5%)

10 (62.5%)

5

pS 21 GSK3α Expression

     
 

 Positive

22

18 (81.8%)

12 (54.5%)

22 (100%)

20 (90.9%)

 

 Not-Positive

17

07 (41.1%)

04 (23.5%)

00 (00.0%)

03 (17.6%)

6

pS 9 GSK3β Expression

     
 

 Positive

23

18 (78.2%)

11 (47.8%)

20 (86.9%)

23 (100%)

 

 Not Positive

16

07 (43.7%)

05 (31.2%)

02 (12.5%)

00 (00.0%)