Table 2.
ALCAM expression in AA and CAU breast cancer
| Ethnicity | Membranous staining n (%) | pvalue | Cytoplasmic staining n (%) | pvalue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative staining | IRS 1-7 | IRS 8-12 | IRS 1-7 | IRS 8-12 | |||
| CAU (n = 95) | 3(3.2) | 11(11.6) | 81(85.2) | <0.0001* | 29(30.5) | 66(69.5) | 0.06 |
| AA (n = 78) | 13(16.7) | 23(29.5) | 42(53.8) | 35(44.9) | 43(55.1) | ||
CAU: Caucasian, AA: African-American, IRS: immunoreactive score, *Age-adjusted.