Table 1.

The relevance between hTERT expression and clinicopathologic parameters in human gastric tissues.

Staging	Number	Age (years)	Sex (M/F)	hTERT	qRT-PCR^a	hTERT	IHC^b
SG	19	45.8 ± 16.2	9/10	—	—	n = 15	3.23 ± 2.17
AG/IM	32	49.7 ± 19.1	20/12	n = 26	16.58 ± 1.91	n = 15	20.06 ± 5.89
Dysplasia	19	57.8 ± 14.8	12/7	—	—	n = 16	39.89 ± 6.54
Cancer	27	59.1 ± 15.3	19/8	n = 20	29.81 ± 2.58	n = 25	58.82 ± 7.32

↵^aRelative levels of real-time RT-PCR analyses: % based on CT values and normalization to β-2m.
↵^bImmunohistochemical staining: % based on positive cells to the whole.