Table 2 The gene density, highly expressed genes, and LOH level on individual chromosomes estimated in stomach cancerous and noncancerous tissues
From: The gene-reduction effect of chromosomal losses detected in gastric cancers
|  | No. of genes per a 1-Mb segment* | Top 100 highly expressed genes (No. of transcripts per gene)* | Level of LOH (%)§ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Baseline (n = 15) | Low (n = 65) | High (n = 50) |
Cancer-associated chromosomes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
3 | 4.9 | 3 (76) | 1 (7) | 18 (28) | 28 (56) |
4 | 3.6 | 5 (53) | 2 (13) | 12 (18) | 33 (66) |
5 | 4.4 | 4 (44) | 0 (0) | 14 (22) | 37 (74) |
8 | 4.1 | 3 (32) | 0 (0) | 9 (14) | 21 (42) |
9 | 5.2 | 4 (60) | 1 (7) | 15 (23) | 34 (68) |
13 | 2.7 | 2 (121) | 4 (27) | 16 (25) | 37 (74) |
17 | 13.4 | 5 (42) | 2 (13) | 32 (49) | 43 (86) |
18 | 3.2 | 0 (0) | 1 (7) | 18 (28) | 36 (72) |
Mean values | 4.8 | 3.3 (54) | Â | Â | Â |
Other chromosomes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1 | 7.7 | 8 (47) | Â | Â | Â |
2 | 4.7 | 9 (132) | Â | Â | Â |
6 | 5.8 | 7 (39) | Â | Â | Â |
7 | 5.2 | 6 (45) | Â | Â | Â |
10 | 5.0 | 2 (37) | Â | Â | Â |
11 | 8.9 | 9 (85) | Â | Â | Â |
12 | 7.3 | 10 (62) | Â | Â | Â |
14 | 5.3 | 6 (43) | Â | Â | Â |
15 | 5.3 | 2 (90) | Â | Â | Â |
16 | 8.6 | 3 (34) | Â | Â | Â |
19 | 19.8 | 8 (61) | Â | Â | Â |
20 | 8.3 | 2 (76) | Â | Â | Â |
21 | 5.1 | 1 (268) | Â | Â | Â |
22 | 8.4 | 1 (55) | Â | Â | Â |
Mean values | 6.9 | 5.3 (69) | Â | Â | Â |