Table 3 of Wu, Mol Vis 2014; 20:1048-1056.


Table 3. Relationship of β-catenin protein localization, miR-221 and p27 (kip1) gene expression in pterygia.

Parameters p27 (kip1) mRNA p value
Low
(n=78) (%) High
(n=42) (%)
miR-221
Low (n=48) 23 (29.5) 25 (59.5)
High (n=72) 55 (70.5) 17 (40.5) 0.002
β-catenin/miR-221
  Negative/membrane/low (n=45) 20 (25.6) 25 (59.5)
  Negative/membrane/high (n=49) 37 (47.4) 12 (28.6)
  Nuclei/Cytoplasm/low (n=3) 3 (3.8) 0 (0)
  Nuclei/Cytoplasm/high (n=23) 18 (23.2) 5 (11.9) 0.003