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. 2011 Feb 2;13(1):R15. doi: 10.1186/bcr2824

Table 3.

Gene amplification quantification relative to the SSTR2 reference genea

Gene Number of patients (%)
(n = 86)
Median (range)
MED1
 Deletion 3 (3.5%) 0.5 (0.5 to 0.5)
 Normal 27 (31.4%) 0.9 (0.6 to 1.9)
 Amplification 56 (65.1%) 4.6 (2 to 27.8)
 Total 86 (100.0%) 2.6 (0.5 to 27.8)
STARD3
 Deletion 0 -
 Normal 6 (7.0%) 1.5 (0.7 to 1.9)
 Amplification 80 (93.0%) 6.4 (2.0 to 74.9)
 Total 86 (100.0%) 5.9 (0.7 to 74.9)
HER2
 Amplification 86 (100.0%) 6.4 (2 to 32)
GRB7
 Deletion 0 -
 Normal 2 (2.3%) 1.1 (0.6 to 1.7)
 Amplification 84 (97.7%) 6.8 (2.3 to 36.5)
 Total 86 (100.0%) 6.6 (0.6 to 36.5)
THRA
 Deletion 1 (1.2%) 0.5
 Normal 38 (44.2%) 1.1 (0.6 to 1.9)
 Amplification 47 (54.7%) 4.4 (2.0 to 11.7)
 Total 86 (100.0%) 2.2 (0.5 to 11.7)
RARA
 Deletion 3 (3.5%) 0.5 (0.4 to 0.5)
 Normal 60 (69.8%) 1.0 (0.6 to 1.9)
 Amplification 23 (26.7%) 3.4 (2.0 to 11.1)
 Total 86 (100.0%) 1.1 (0.4 to 11.1)
TOP2A
 Deletion 4 (4.7%) 0.5 (0.5 to 0.5)
 Normal 59 (68.6%) 1.0 (0.6 to 1.8)
 Amplification 23 (26.7%) 3.2 (2 to 7)
 Total 86 (100.0%) 1.1 (0.5 to 7)
IGFBP4
 Deletion 5 (5.8%) 0.5 (0.5 to 0.5)
 Normal 63 (73.3%) 1.0 (0.6 to 1.9)
 Amplification 18 (20.9%) 3.1 (2 to 8)
 Total 86 (100.0%) 1.1 (0.5 to 8)
CCR7
 Deletion 3 (3.5%) 0.4 (0.4 to 0.5)
 Normal 65 (75.6%) 0.9 (0.6 to 1.8)
 Amplification 18 (20.9%) 3.3 (2 to 14.9)
 Total 86 (100.0%) 1.0 (0.4 to 14.9)
KRT20
 Deletion 2 (2.3%) 0.5 (0.5 to 0.5)
 Normal 72 (83.7%) 1.1 (0.6 to 1.8)
 Amplification 12 (14.0%) 3.1 (2.3 to 11.6)
 Total 86 (100.0%) 1.1 (0.5 to 11.6)
KRT19
 Deletion 5 (5.8%) 0.5 (0.5 to 0.5)
 Normal 71 (82.6%) 1.0 (0.6 to 1.8)
 Amplification 10 (11.6%) 3.0 (2 to 6.4)
 Total 86 (100.0%) 1.0 (0.5 to 6.4)
GAS
 Deletion 2 (2.3%) 0.5 (0.4 to 0.5)
 Normal 78 (90.7%) 1.0 (0.6 to 1.7)
 Amplification 6 (7.0%) 2.8 (2 to 14.4)
 Total 86 (100.0%) 1.0 (0.4 to 14.4)

aAmplification: target gene/SSTR2 ratio ≥2; deletion: target gene/SSTR2 ratio ≤0.5; normal: 0.5 < target gene/SSTR2 ratio <2. MED1, mediator complex subunit 1 gene; STARD3, steroidogenic acute regulatory-related lipid transfer (START) domain containing 3 gene; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 gene; GRB7, growth factor receptor-bound protein 7 gene; THRA, thyroid hormone receptor α gene; RARA, retinoic acid receptor α gene; TOP2A, topoisomerase IIα gene; IGFBP4, insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 4 gene; CCR7, C-C chemokine receptor type 7 gene; KRT20, cytokeratin 20 gene; KRT19, cytokeratin 19 gene; GAS, gastrin gene; SSTR2, somatostatin receptor type II gene.