Applied Cancer Research

Table 2 Association between biomarkers level and risk and prognostic factors for melanoma (Mann-Whitney test)

From: Evaluation of Kindlin-1 and Ki-67 immunohistochemical expression in primary cutaneous malignant melanoma: a clinical series

Variable	N	P
Variable	N	KINDLIN-1	KI-67
Sunburn episodes		0.83	0.07
Yes	17
No	13
Skin phototype I/II		0.51	0.93
Yes	15
No	15
Eye color		0.49	0.68
Light	13
Dark	17
Presence of ulceration		0.66	0.51
Yes	5
No	25
SLN status		0.31	0.37
Positive	5
Negative	22
Breslow thickness		0.577	0.377
Mean ± SD	1.47 ± 1.85
Mitosis rate Mean ± SD	2.23 ± 2.97	0.379	0.727
Total	30

SLN Sentinel limph node, SD Standard deviation

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