Table 2. Correlation coefficients between levels of expression of cyclin A1, VEGF and Ki67 in breast cancer specimens.
| Correlation Coefficient (r
2) Index
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TMA1
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TMA2
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| r 2 | Cyclin A1 | VEGF | Ki67 | Cyclin A1 | VEGF | Ki67 |
| Cyclin A1 | ----- | 0.362** | 0.255* | ----- | 0.288** | 0.117 |
| VEGF | 0.362** | ----- | 0.124 | 0.288** | ----- | 0.282* |
TMA1 (n=94) and TMA2 (n=48 primary cancer speciments+36 metastatic lesions) was determined using Spearman’s test. p<0.01 is indicated as “**”, and p<0.05 is indicated by “*”. Two-tailed test was applied to evaluate the level of significance.