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. 2011 Oct 27;13(5):R107. doi: 10.1186/bcr3049

Table 1.

Sample characteristics

Training set Test set Extra Validation set
n (%) n (%) n (%)
Total 84 100% 72 100% 69 100%
Patient series
Clinical genetics centre 34 40% 18 25%
Neoadjuvant series 50 60% 8 11%
Randomised controlled trial series 0 0% 46 64%
Subtype
HER2+ 11 13% 5 7% 0 0%
ER+HER2- 22 26% 10 14% 0 0%
Triple-negative (TN) 52 61% 57 79% 69 100%
ER expression
Negative 57 67% 59 82% 69 100%
Positive 28 33% 13 18% 0 0%
BRCA1 mutation
BRCA1 mutation 16 19% 17 24% 7 10%
No mutation 19 23% 44 61% 0 0%
Unknown 49 58% 11 15% 62 90%
BRCA1like status aCGH
BRCA1-like 37 44% 40 56% 50 72%
Sporadic-like 47 56% 32 44% 19 28%

aCGH, array Comparative Genomic Hybridisation.