Table 3. Correlation of Lin28 Expression with Clinicopathological Status in 86 Cases of Patients with Breast Cancer.

	Lin28(-)	Lin28(+)	p Value
Age
<=45	20	23
>45	15	28	0.106
Menopause	3	7
Pre-menopausal	20	29
Post-menopausal	11	15	0.02
Tumor Size (cm)
<=2	24	16
>2	11	35	<0.01
Stage
Ⅰ	23	7
Ⅱ	9	27
Ⅲ	2	12
Ⅳ	1	6	<0.01
Histological Grade
Ⅰ	16	2
Ⅱ	14	17
Ⅲ	5	32	<0.01
Lymph Node Metastasis
(-)	29	18
(+)	6	33	<0.001
Distant Metastasis*
(-)	33	36
(+)	2	15	<0.05
ER
(-)	14	17
(+)	21	34	0.400
PR
(-)	18	14
(+)	17	37	0.024
Her-2
(-)	16	35
(+)	19	16	0.090

^* , Distant metastasis identified during postoperative follow-up.