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Table 2 Clinicopathological correlation of lncRNA PVT1 expression in human HCCs

From: Long noncoding RNA PVT1 modulates hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation and apoptosis by recruiting EZH2

Variables

No. of cases

PVT1 expressiona

P value*

Low

High

Age (years)

0.99

 ≥ 60

47

28

19

 < 60

74

44

30

Gender

0.801

 Female

65

38

27

 Male

56

34

22

AFP level (ng/mL)

0.082

 ≥ 400

60

31

29

 < 400

61

41

20

Tumor size (cm)

0.003

 ≥ 5

62

29

33

 < 5

59

43

16

Tumor number

0.003

 Single

54

40

14

 Multiple

67

32

35

Tumor grade

0.001

 G1

59

46

13

 G2 + G3

62

26

36

Tumor stage

0.010

 I + II

67

52

15

 III

54

20

34

  1. PVT1 plasmacytoma variant translocation 1, AFP alphafetoprotein
  2. * For analysis of correlation between PVT1 and clinical features, Pearson’s Chi square tests were used. Results were considered statistically significant at P < 0.05 with italics font
  3. a The average expression level was used as the cutoff. Low expression of PVT1 in 72 patients was classified as values below the fold change of 5.44 while high PVT1 expression in 49 patients was classified as values above the level