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Table 1 Clinical and pathological characteristics of patient populations

From: Epigenetic regulation of MDR1 gene through post-translational histone modifications in prostate cancer

 

NPT

BPH

HGPIN

PCa

Number of patients

10

26

37

121

Age, median (range)

60 (50–80)

68 (54–79)

65 (40–74)

64 (40–74)

PSA, ng/mL, median (range)

n.av.

5.8 (0.8-32.5)

8.03 (3.35-16.9)

9.3 (3.1-48.3)

Gleason score, median (range)

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

7 (4–9)

Pathological stage (%)

    

pT2

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

63 (52.1%)

pT3

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

58 (47.9%)

  1. NPT - morphologically normal prostate tissue, BPH - benign prostatic hyperplasia, HGPIN - high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, PCa - prostate carcinoma, n.av. not available and n.a. - not applicable.