Clinical-Pathological Variables | Low CD44v6 (n = 43) | High CD44v6(n = 39) | P-value | Low MSI2(n = 37) | High MSI2(n = 45) | P-value |
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Age(years) | ||||||
 Young(≤median,48) | 27 | 20 | P = 0.293 | 22 | 25 | P = 0.722 |
 Old(>median,48) | 16 | 19 |  | 15 | 20 | |
AFP(ng/ml) | ||||||
 Low(≤20) | 8 | 13 | P = 0.127 | 11 | 10 | P = 0.438 |
 High(>20) | 35 | 26 |  | 26 | 35 | |
HBsAg | ||||||
 Negative | 9 | 3 | P = 0.090 | 7 | 5 | P = 0.320 |
 Positive | 34 | 36 |  | 30 | 40 |  |
GGT(U/I) | ||||||
 Low(≤50) | 10 | 17 | P = 0.050 | 10 | 17 | P = 0.303 |
 High(>50) | 33 | 22 |  | 27 | 28 |  |
Tumor Differentiation | ||||||
 Well differentiated | 10 | 7 | P = 0.554 | 13 | 4 | **P = 0.004 |
 Moderately to poorly differentiated | 33 | 32 |  | 24 | 41 |  |
Vascular Invasion | ||||||
 Absence | 34 | 34 | P = 0.330 | 30 | 38 | P = 0.687 |
 Presence | 9 | 5 |  | 7 | 7 |  |
Tumor Size | ||||||
 Small(≤5 cm) | 21 | 13 | P = 0.155 | 11 | 23 | P = 0.051 |
 Large(>5 cm) | 22 | 26 |  | 26 | 22 |  |
Lymph Node Metastasis | ||||||
 Absence | 40 | 34 | P = 0.373 | 32 | 42 | P = 0.298 |
Presence | 3 | 5 | Â | 5 | 3 | Â |
TNM stagea | ||||||
 Early stage (I—II) | 21 | 10 | *P= 0.031 | 11 | 20 | P = 0.171 |
 Advanced stage (III—IV) | 22 | 29 |  | 26 | 25 |  |