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. 2007 Aug 31;9(4):R57. doi: 10.1186/bcr1762

Table 4.

Univariate analysis of clinical variables by HIN-1/RASSF1A and RIL/CDH13panels, according to Fisher's exact test

HIN-1/RASSF1A panel RIL/CDH13 panel


Number negative (percentage) Number positive (percentage) p value Number negative (percentage) Number positive (percentage) p value

Tumor size 0.502 0.999
1 11 (20) 8 (24) 14 (22) 5 (19)
2 20 (36) 16 (47) 25 (39) 11 (42)
3 12 (21) 6 (18) 13 (20) 5 (19)
4 13 (23) 4 (12) 12 (19) 5 (19)
Tumor grade (BNG) 0.015 0.162
1 + 2 25 (45) 25 (74) 39 (61) 11 (44)
3 30 (55) 9 (26) 25 (39) 14 (56)
Tumor stage 0.16 0.745
1 8 (14) 7 (21) 12 (19) 3 (12)
2 20 (36) 17 (50) 25 (39) 12 (46)
3 28 (50) 10 (29) 27 (42) 11 (42)
Lymph-node metastasis 0.558 0.78
PN0 24 (43) 15 (44) 26 (41) 13 (50)
PN1 16 (29) 12 (35) 22 (34) 6 (23)
PN2 5 (9) 4 (12) 6 (9) 3 (12)
PN3 11 (20) 3 (9) 10 (16) 4 (15)
Lymphatic invasion 0.244 0.805
1 25 (52) 20 (67) 32 (59) 13 (54)
2 23 (48) 10 (33) 22 (41) 11 (46)
Vascular invasion 0.346 0.623
1 26 (54) 20 (67) 33 (61) 13 (54)
2 22 (46) 10 (33) 21 (39) 11 (46)
ER status < 0.001 0.001
Positive 22 (42) 30 (88) 44 (72) 8 (31)
Negative 31 (58) 4 (12) 17 (28) 18 (69)
PR status < 0.001 0.033
Positive 16 (30) 24 (71) 33 (54) 7 (27)
Negative 37 (70) 10 (29) 28 (46) 19 (73)
HR status < 0.001 0.001
Positive 24 (45) 31 (91) 46 (75) 9 (35)
Negative 29 (55) 3 (9) 15 (25) 17 (65)
HER-2/neu status 0.041 0.999
Positive 7 (14) 0 (0) 5 (9) 2 (8)
Negative 43 (86) 30 (100) 50 (91) 23 (92)
Triple-negative 0.001 < 0.001
No 33 (59) 31 (91) 53 (83) 11 (42)
Yes 23 (41) 3 (9) 11 (17) 15 (58)

BNG, Black's nuclear grade; ER, estrogen receptor; HR, hormone receptor; PR, progesterone receptor.