Expression of p53 and C-myc genes and its clinical relevance in the hepatocellular carcinomatous and pericarcinomatous tissues

Table 1 Expression of p53 gene in HCC and its pericarcinomatous tissue

Histological type	n	Expression of p53 gene				Positive rate (%)
		-	+	++	+++
HCC	73	37	12	19	5	49.3
LHN	39	32	7	0	0	17.9
LC	35	35	0	0	0	0
Normal liver tissues	17	17	0	0	0	0

Table 2 Expression of C-myc gene in HCC and its pericarcinomatous tissue

Histological type	n	Expression of C-myc gene					Positive rate (%)
		-	grade I	grade II	grade III	grade IV
HCC	60	37	0	2	9	12	38.3
LHN	37	22	1	3	3	8	40.5
LC	30	25	4	1	0	0	16.7
Normal liver tissues	12	0	0	0	0	0	0

Table 3 The relationship between the expression of p53 and C-myc genes and histological grade of HCC

Edmondson's grading	Expression of p53 gene		Expression of C-myc gene
	Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive
I	4	0	3	1
II	15	9	14	3
III	18	21	18	12
IV	0	6	2	7