Table 2. Comparison of global 5-methylcytosine (5mC) in different stages of breast cancer.
|
Parameter |
Breast cancer stage
|
p-value |
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|
Stage II |
Stage III |
Stage IV |
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|
5mC |
1.23±0.09a |
0.89±0.13b |
0.74±0.13b |
0.019* |
Different alphabets refer to significant differences (p≤0.01) within-stage comparison, and similar alphabets refer to non-significant differences within-stage comparison, Data are presented as mean ± SEM.