Table 3. Incidence of hMLH1 methylation and MSI among 3 different groups
Group (count of samples)MSI (frequency)MSI-H (frequency)MSI-L (frequency)hMLH1 methylation (frequency)
Gastric cancer (41)22 (53.7%)8 (19.5%)14(34.1%)17(41.5%)
Intestinal type (15)9 (60.0%)6 (40.0%)3 (20.0%)8 (53.3%)
Diffuse type (26)13 (50.0%)2 (7.7%)11 (42.3%)9(41.5%)
Precancerous lesions (46)12(26.1%)6(13.0%)6 (13.0%)9 (19.6%)
Normal control (14)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Total (101)34 (33.7%)14(13.9%)20(19.8%)26 (25.7%)