As shown in Figure 5B, there was no difference in Beclin 1 expression between age >60 year and <60 year cancer patients (P>0.05), between male and female ones (Figure 5C, P>0.05) or between T1-2 than T3-4 gastric cancer (Figure 5D, P=0.19). This evidence concerns the gene BECN1 and gastric cancer.