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Table 2 hTERT mRNA expression in 60 cases GCs

From: Correlation between chemosensitivity to anticancer drugs and telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA expression in gastric cancer

Tumor histopathologic types

Cases

hTERT mRNA expression

  

-

+

++

+++

Positive(%)

Papillary adenocarcinoma

18

2

6

5

5

16 (88.9%)

Tubular adenocarcinoma

18

2

5

6

5

16 (88.9%)

Mucinous adenocarcinoma

12

1

3

4

4

11 (91.7%)

Signet-ring cell cancer

12

1

4

3

4

11 (91.7%)

  1. Abbreviations: GC= gastric cancer, hTERT=human telomerase reverse transcriptase.