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Table 2 Correlation to nodal status.

From: Gene expression of circulating tumour cells and its correlation with tumour stage in breast cancer patients

Analyzed gene

 

Nodal status

 

p-value

 

N0

N1

> N2

 

ga733.2

1/28 3.6%

4/19 21.1%

3/12 25%

0.042

muc-1

2/28 7.1%

3/19 15.8%

4/12 33.3%

0.039

spdef

1/27 3.7%

3/18 16.7%

2/10 20%

0.107

mgb1

2/26 7.7%

2/17 11.8%

0/9%

0.640

ga733.2 / muc-1

2/28 7.1%

5/19 26.3%

4/12 33.3%

0.034

simple positive

5/26 19.2%

5/12 41.7%

4/9 44.4%

0.143

twofold positive

1/26 3.8%

5/17 29.4%

3/9 33.3%

0.016

  1. Correlation between gene expression and nodal status. Patients were stratified in groups N0, N1 and N2 or higher. Simple and twofold positivity of the gene profile ga733.2/muc-1/mgb1/spdef are shown (Pearson's bivariate correlation).