Table 2 Correlation between expression of Wnt3a and EMT-associated proteins
Variant | Total | Wnt3a expression | χ2 | PValue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative (%) | Weak expression (%) | Strong expression (%) | ||||
E-cadherin expression | ||||||
Negative | 16 | 0 (0.0) | 8 (50.0) | 8 (50.0) | 8.798 | 0.012* |
Positive | 187 | 24 (12.8) | 126 (67.4) | 37 (19.8) | ||
Vimentin expression | ||||||
Negative | 187 | 24 (12.8) | 127 (67.9) | 36 (19.3) | 12.459 | 0.002* |
Positive | 16 | 0 (0.0) | 7 (43.8) | 9 (56.2) | ||
β-catenin nuclear expression | ||||||
Negative | 167 | 22 (13.2) | 114 (68.3) | 31 (18.6) | 7.698 | 0.021* |
Positive | 36 | 2 (5.6) | 20 (55.6) | 14 (38.9) | ||