Table 2 Methylation frequency of PAX6 gene in 349 liver tissues
Etiology | % of methylated cases (methylated cases/total) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal controls | Non-tumor tissues | HCC tissues | ||
All | 3.4 % (1/29) | 15.6 % (25/160) | 39.4 % (63/160) | <0.0001 |
HBV | 10.0 % (1/10) | 17.6 % (12/68) | 22.1 % (15/68) | 0.3243 |
HCV | 0.0 % (0/3) | 6.5 % (4/62) | 61.3 % (38/62) | <0.0001 |
NBC | 0.0 % (0/16) | 30.0 % (9/30) | 33.3 % (10/30) | 0.0227 |