Figure 5.
Patterns of MCM2, MCM4, MCM6, and Ki-67 expression in normal breast tissue.
(A) A tissue core showing normal breast tissue and stained with HPS. (B) MCM2, MCM4, and MCM6 nuclear labeling in only a few scattered luminal cells lining the terminal duct lobular units was noticed in 57%, 57%, and 48% of normal breast tissue samples, respectively. This pattern of expression was also found in 100% of normal breast tissues using Ki67. (C) A proportion of normal breast tissues demonstrated a strong MCM2, MCM4, and MCM6 nuclear labeling in most if not all of the luminal cells lining the normal breast ducts (43%, 43%, and 52% of normal breast tissue samples, respectively).