Table 2

MMP3 genotypes vs clinical, pathological and epidemiological variables

Variables
MMP3 -1171 5A/6A

5A5A
5A6A
6A6A
p-value*

Stage at Diagnosis




     0
9 (16%)
36 (63%)
12 (21%)

     I
96 (19%)
238 (48%)
162 (33%)

     II
32 (14%)
124 (54%)
75 (33%)

     III
27 (16%)
81 (49%)
57 (35%)

     IV
2 (22%)
5 (56%)
2 (22%)
0.36
Primary Clark Level




     I
9 (16%)
36 (63%)
12 (21%)

     II
22 (21%)
54 (51%)
29 (28%)

     III
28 (19%)
73 (49%)
47 (32%)

     IV
72 (15%)
241 (50%)
165 (35%)
0.36
     V
9 (13%)
39 (57%)
21 (30%)
0.04£
Thickness (mm)




     In situ
9 (16%)
36 (63%)
12 (21%)

     < 1.01
60 (19%)
150 (48%)
105 (33%)

     1.01 – 2.00
45 (17%)
132 (49%)
90 (34%)

     2.01 – 4.00
28 (18%)
78 (49%)
53 (33%)

     > 4.00
12 (10%)
71 (60%)
35 (30%)
0.16
TILs




     Absent
28 (14%)
101 (50%)
73 (36%)

     Non-brisk
65 (17%)
208 (54%)
114 (30%)
0.32
     Brisk
4 (13%)
20 (65%)
7 (23%)
0.04£
Distant Metastasis




     Yes
21 (16%)
69 (54%)
39 (30%)

     No
148 (17%)
428 (50%)
277 (33%)
0.84
Intransit Metastasis




     No
160 (17%)
468 (51%)
296 (32%)

     Yes
6 (22%)
12 (44%)
9 (33%)
0.80
Number of Moles




     None
41 (16%)
136 (53%)
79 (31%)

     Few
87 (18%)
240 (49%)
165 (34%)

     Moderate
27 (17%)
87 (54%)
48 (30%)

     Many
9 (23%)
21 (53%)
10 (25%)
0.76
Phenotypic Index




     1 (low risk)
6 (16%)
15 (41%)
16 (43%)

     2
28 (14%)
105 (51%)
73 (35%)

     3
59 (19%)
157 (50%)
98 (31%)

     4
59 (18%)
172 (54%)
89 (28%)

     5 (high risk)
18 (18%)
47 (46%)
38 (37%)
0.36

*The associations were examined in three different ways (see statistical methods for a detailed explanation). The p-values shown refer to the analysis of the three individual genotypes, and appear in bold font if ≤ 0.05. The significance was lost after adjustment for age, sex, phenotypic index, moles, freckles, and race.

£Genotypes 5A6A and 6A6A combined.

Cotignola et al. Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2007 6:9   doi:10.1186/1477-5751-6-9