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. 2020 Apr;9(1):40–49. doi: 10.29252/rbmb.9.1.40

Table 5.

Clinicopathological variables in correlation to CNV of KIT gene and its expression level

CNV of KIT Expression level of KIT
Characteristic Yes N (%) No N (%) cP-value 0 N (%) 1 N (%) 2, N (%) 3 N (%) P-value
Expression level of KIT 0 9(50) 20(43.5) 0.87
1 7(38.9) 15(23.6)
2 2(11.1) 9(19.6)
3 0(0) 2(4.3)
CD34 expression <20 5(27.8) 23(50) 0.04 12(41.4) 9(40.9) 5(45.5) 2(100) 0.82
20-40 12(66.7) 15(32.6) 12 (41.4) 11 (50) 4 (36.4) 0 (0)
>40 1(5.6) 8(17.4) 5(17.2) 2(9.1) 2(18.2) 0(0)
Histologic grade I 1(5.9) 9(20) 0.006 5(17.2) 4(19) 1(10) 0(0) 0.89
II 11(64.7) 35(77.8) 21 (72.4) 14(66.7) 9(90) 2
III 5(29.4) 1(2.2) 3(10.3) 3(14.3) 0(0) 0(0)
ER status Positive 12(70.6) 31(68.9) 1.00 18(62.1) 16(76.2) 7(70) 2(100) 0.62
Negative 5(29.4) 14(31.1) 11(37.9) 5(23.8) 3(30) 0(0)
PR status Positive 8(47.1) 30(66.7) 0.24 15(51.7) 14(66.7) 7(70) 2(100) 0.51
Negative 9(52.9) 15(33.3) 14(48.3) 7(33.3) 3(30) 0(0)
HER2 status Positive 8(47) 21(46.7) 0.87 11(41.4) 11(57.1) 3(30) 2(100) 0.32
Negative 9(53) 24(53.4) 17(58.6) 9(42.1) 7(70) 0(0)
Tumor size <2 cm 3(18.8) 2(4.7) 0.11 1(3.7) 4(20) 0(0) 0(0) 0.20
2-5cm 13(81.3) 41(95.3) 26(96.3) 16(80) 10(100) 2(100)
Age <40 years 3(17.6) 5(11.6) 0.67 4(14.8) 2(9.5) 2(20) 0(0) 0.70
≥40 years 14(82.4) 38(88.4) 23(85.2) 19(90.5) 8(80) 2(100)
Histological Type aIDCA 17(100) 40(90.9) 0.67 26(92.9) 20(95.2) 9(90) 2(100) 0.89
bILCA 0(0) 4(9.1) 2(7.2) 1(4.8) 1(10) 0(0)
Node status Positive 8(50) 21(48.8) 1.00 13(48.1) 10(50) 7(70) 0(0) 0.34
Negative 8(50) 22(51.2) 14(51.9) 10(50) 3(30) 2(100)
Ki67 Positive 15(88.2) 37(82.2) 0.71 23(79.3) 19(90.5) 8(80) 2(100) 0.69
Negative 2(11.8) 8(17.8) 6(20.7) 2(9.5) 2(20) 0(0)
Subtype luminal A 8(47.1) 28(62.2) 0.65 13(44.8) 15(71.4) 6(60) 2(100) 0.74
luminal B 3(17.6) 8(17.8) 7(24.1) 2(9.5) 2(20) 0(0)
Basal Like 5(29.4) 8(17.8) 7(24.1) 4(19) 2(20) 0(0)
ERBB2 1(5.9) 1(2.2) 2(6.9) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0)
"Annexin V" Positive 5(29.4) 9(20) 0.50 20(69) 18(85.7) 8(80) 2(100) 0.55
Negative 12(70.6) 36(80) 9(31) 3(14.3) 2(20) 0(0)
Stage I 1(6.3) 3(7.0) 0.23 1(3.7) 3(15) 0(0) 0(0) 0.19
II 11(68.8) 36(83.7) 23(85.2) 13(65) 10(100) 1(50)
III 4(6.8) 49(25) 3(11.1) 4(20) 0(0) 1(50)

aIDCA = Invasive Ductal Carcinoma.

bILCA= Invasive Lobular Carcinoma.

cP-value from Fisher’s Exact Test.

*clinicopathological data of a number of patients not available.