Table 2 Frequency of LINE-1 methylation patterns in MEC cell subtypes, whole MEC tissues and normal salivary glands
From: LINE-1 and Alu hypomethylation in mucoepidermoid carcinoma
LINE-1 patterns | %mC | %mCmC | %mCuC | %uCmC | %uCuC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjacent normal salivary gland cell (N) | 41.13±2.51 | 12.49±4.61 | 26.21±4.62 | 31.06±7.35 | 30.22±5.08 |
Intermediate cell (I) | 37.69±0.69 | 7.63±3.15 | 27.17±0.50 | 32.94±5.92 | 32.24±3.20 |
Mucous cell (M) | 35.84±2.24 | 11.98±7.93 | 22.90±6.43 | 24.80±9.75 | 40.30±6.92 |
Squamous cell (S) | 31.27±3.07 | 8.74±5.20 | 24.17±4.00 | 20.89±8.10 | 46.18±4.75 |
Normal salivary gland (NG) | 41.79±1.90 | 21.03±2.31 | 28.13±2.95 | 13.38±3.26 | 37.44±2.86 |
Whole MEC tissue (MEC) | 35.69±2.23 | 11.52±4.71 | 26.64±3.20 | 21.69±6.96 | 40.13±3.71 |