Table 2. Expression of EMT-associated genes in HNSCC: Pearson's correlation coefficients (all tumor sites).
| E-Cadherin | N-Cadherin | Vimentin | SNAI1 | SNAI2 | TWIST1 | TWIST2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-Cadherin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| N-Cadherin | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | |
| Vimentin | 1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ||
| SNAI1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | |||
| SNAI2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ||||
| TWIST1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| TWIST2 | 1 |
0.2 < r < 0.3 weak association 0.3 ≤ r < 0.5 moderate association r ≥ 0.5 strong association