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Table 2 FAS expression and preoperative parameters

From: Increased fatty acid synthase expression in prostate biopsy cores predicts higher Gleason score in radical prostatectomy specimen

  

FAS expression

 

Parameters

Patients

Low

High

P value

Clinical T stage

    

 cT1c

71

31

40

0.0381

 cT2-cT3

31

7

24

 

PSA (ng/ml)

    

 ≤ 10

60

24

36

0.4919

 10 <

42

14

28

 

Needle biopsy Gleason score

    

 ≤ 6

31

18

13

0.0044

 7 ≤

71

20

51

 

Positive core rate (%)

    

 ≤ 40

72

33

39

0.0038

 40 <

30

5

25

 

D’Amico risk classification

    

 Low and Intermediate risk

67

28

39

0.1853

 High risk

35

10

25