CircTP63 promotes cell proliferation and invasion by regulating EZH2 via sponging miR-217 in gallbladder cancer

Table 1 The association between circTP63 expression and clinicopathological factors in GBC patients

Clinicopathological factors	The number of patients (n = 39)	CircTP63 expression		P value
Clinicopathological factors	The number of patients (n = 39)	Lower (n = 19)	Higher (n = 20)	P value
Age				0.839
≤ 60	24	12	12
> 60	15	7	8
Gender				0.798
Male	11	5	6
Female	28	14	14
Tumor size				0.894
< 5 cm	16	8	8
≥ 5 cm	23	11	12
Histological grade				0.429
Well and moderately	21	9	12
Poorly and others	18	10	8
Lymph node metastasis				0.038*
Negative	18	12	6
Positive	21	7	14
Adjacent organ invasion				0.433
No	16	9	7
Yes	23	10	13
TNM stage				0.264
I–II	19	11	8
III–IV	20	8	12

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