Table 2 of Young, Mol Vis 2010; 16:1047-1053.
Table 2. Relationship between E-cadherin gene promoter hypermethylation and protein expression in pterygium.
| Protein | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
E-cadherin |
Total |
Negative N (%) |
Positive N (%) |
p value |
| Promoter methylation | ||||
| Negative | 88 | 20 (22.7) | 68 (77.3) | |
| Positive | 32 | 21 (65.6) | 11 (34.4) | <0.0001 |