Table 1

Expression of Nanog, Nucleostemin and Musashi1 in cervical epithelial lesions of varying severity



Nanog
Nucleostemin
Musashi1






Total
N = 235
0(-)
N = 26
1(+)
N = 85
2(++)
N = 76
3(+++)
N = 48
P
0(-)
N = 23
1(+)
N = 70
2(++)
N = 105
3(+++)
N = 37
P
0(-)
N = 26
1(+)
N = 85
2(++)
N = 76
3(+++)
N = 48
P

Normal
49
17
22
8
2
0.000
16
22
8
3
0.000††
15
25
7
2
0.000†††
CINI
31
2
18
9
2
0.009*
4
12
15
0
0.017§
3
13
14
1
0.003
CINII-III
77
4
25
35
13
0.015**
2
23
39
13
0.008§§
2
28
30
17
0.039¶¶
SCC
78
3
20
24
31
0.017***
1
13
43
21
0.026§§§
1
20
25
31
0.032¶¶¶

† P value of four groups, Chi-square = 49.720.

†† P value of four groups, Chi-square = 55.325.

††† P value of four groups, Chi-square = 51.013.

* Normal vs CINI, Z = -2.616;

** CINI vs CINII-III, Z = -2.429;

*** CINII-III vs SCC, Z = -2.397.

§Normal vs CINI, Z = -2.379;

§§ CINI vs CINII-III, Z = -2.669;

§§§CINII-III vs SCC, Z = -2.231.

¶Normal vs CINI, Z = -2.949;

¶¶ CINI vs CINII-III, Z = -2.064;

¶¶¶CINII-III vs SCC, Z = -2.146.

Ye et al. BMC Cancer 2008 8:108   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-8-108