From: Epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutations in patients with lung adenocarcinoma differ by frequency and type between Uighur and Han ethnic groups in Xinjiang Autonomous Region
Ethnic group
No. of patients
EGFR gene
No. of patients with no mutation(%)
No. of patients with mutation(%)
P value
Uighur ethnic group
76
64(84.2)
12(15.8)
P < 0.001
Han ethnic group
105
58(55.2)
47(44.8)