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Table 4 Association of MAEL expression with MMP7, CXCR4 and FGFR4 in 143 ovarian carcinomas

From: Maelstrom promotes tumor metastasis through regulation of FGFR4 and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in epithelial ovarian cancer

Variable

 

MAEL protein

All cases

Normal expression

Overexpression

P value a

MMP7

   

0.5033

 Low expression

79

39(49%)

40 (51%)

 

 High expression

64

28 (44%)

36 (56%)

 

CXCR4

   

0.2466

 Low expression

82

35 (43%)

47 (57%)

 

 High expression

61

32 (52%)

29 (48%)

 

FGFR4

   

0.0344

 Low expression

63

38 (60%)

25 (40%)

 

 High expression

80

34 (42%)

46 (58%)

 
  1. aChi-square test