Table 1.
The expression of HERC4 in normal breast tissues and in a series of breast tumors*
| |
HERC4 protein |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| All cases | Negative expresion(%) | Positive expresion(%) | |
| Normal breast |
16 |
15(93.7) |
1(6.3) |
| Fibroadenoma |
13 |
10(76.9) |
3(23.1) |
| Intraductal carcinoma |
15 |
9(60) |
6(40) |
| Invasive ductal carcinoma | 120 | 54(45) | 66(55) |
*Values are n (%). A significant increasing frequency of positive expression of HERC4 was detected in fibroadenoma, intraductal carcinoma, and invasive ductal carcinoma compared to adjacent normal breast tissue (P = 0.001, χ2-test).