Table 5.
Associations between ERBB2 and AP-2α and/or YY1 levels (immunohistochemistry) in the FISH-negative group
| ERBB2 expression (percentage) | ||||||||
| n | 0/1+ | 2+ | 3+ | P value | ||||
| AP-2α expression | <0.001 | |||||||
| Low | 18 | 14 | (78) | 4 | (22) | 0 | (0) | |
| High | 16 | 2 | (12) | 11 | (69) | 3 | (19) | |
| YY1 expression | 0.106 | |||||||
| Low | 16 | 10 | (63) | 6 | (37) | 0 | (0) | |
| High | 18 | 6 | (33) | 9 | (50) | 3 | (17) | |
| Combination | 0.015 | |||||||
| AP-2α lo/YY1 lo | 13 | 10 | (77) | 3 | (23) | 0 | (0) | |
| AP-2α lo/YY1 hi or AP-2α hi/YY1 lo | 8 | 4 | (50) | 4 | (50) | 0 | (0) | |
| AP-2α hi/YY1 hi | 13 | 2 | (15) | 8 | (62) | 3 | (23) | |
AP-2α, activator protein 2 alpha; FISH, fluorescent in situ hybridization; hi, high expression; lo, low expression; YY1, Yin Yang 1.