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. 2014 Jun 30;9(6):e101004. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101004

Table 3. Expression of metabolism-associated enzymes according to breast cancer phenotype.

Parameters Total (n = 709) (%) Luminal A (n = 297) (%) Luminal B (n = 168) (%) HER-2 (n = 70) (%) TNBC (n = 174) (%) P-value
PHGDH in tumor <0.001
Negative 452 (63.8) 253 (85.2) 124 (73.8) 33 (47.1) 42 (24.1)
Positive 132 (75.9) 44 (14.8) 44 (26.2) 37 (52.9) 132 (75.9)
PSAT1 in tumor 0.061
Negative 526 (74.2) 229 (77.1) 126 (75.0) 43 (61.4) 128 (73.6)
Positive 183 (25.8) 68 (22.9) 42 (25.0) 27 (38.6) 46 (26.4)
PSPH in tumor <0.001
Negative 611 (86.2) 284 (95.6) 157 (93.5) 55 (78.6) 115 (66.1)
Positive 98 (13.8) 13 (4.4) 11 (6.5) 15 (21.4) 59 (33.9)
PSPH in stroma <0.001
Negative 625 (88.2) 287 (96.6) 141 (83.9) 54 (77.1) 143 (82.2)
Positive 84 (11.8) 10 (3.4) 27 (16.1) 16 (22.9) 31 (17.8)
SHMT1 in tumor <0.001
Negative 598 (84.3) 284 (95.6) 154 (91.7) 59 (84.3) 101 (58.0)
Positive 111 (15.7) 13 (4.4) 14 (8.3) 11 (15.7) 73 (42.0)
SHMT1 in stroma <0.001
Negative 310 (43.7) 156 (52.5) 51 (30.4) 19 (27.1) 84 (48.3)
Positive 399 (56.3) 141 (47.5) 117 (69.6) 51 (72.9) 90 (51.7)
GLDC in tumor <0.001
Negative 370 (52.2) 138 (46.5) 97 (57.7) 26 (37.1) 109 (62.6)
Positive 339 (47.8) 159 (53.5) 71 (42.3) 44 (62.9) 65 (37.4)
GLDC in stroma <0.001
Negative 621 (87.6) 271 (91.2) 135 (80.4) 53 (75.7) 162 (93.1)
Positive 88 (12.4) 26 (8.8) 33 (19.6) 17 (24.3) 12 (6.9)

TNBC, triple negative breast cancer.