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. 2008 Jan 24;10(1):R9. doi: 10.1186/bcr1851

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.