Table 2.
The relationship between MCM2 and clinicopathological features of breast cancer.
| Type of samples | Expression of mRNA∗ | Number of samples | Cox P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | ↓ | 114 | |
| Tumor | ↑ | 1097 | 1.62E-12 |
| Individual cancer stages | |||
| Normal | ↓ | 114 | |
| Stage 1 | ↑ | 183 | <1E-12 |
| Stage 2 | ↑ | 615 | 1.62E-12 |
| Stage 3 | ↑ | 247 | 1.62E-12 |
| Stage 4 |
↑ |
20 |
1.54E-04 |
| Patient's race | |||
| Normal | ↓ | 114 | |
| Caucasian | ↑ | 748 | 1.62E-12 |
| African American | ↑ | 179 | <1E-12 |
| Asian |
↑ |
61 |
6.65E-10 |
| Patient's gender | |||
| Normal | ↓ | 114 | |
| Male | ↑ | 12 | 2.20E-03 |
| Female |
↑ |
1075 |
1.60E-12 |
| Patient's age | |||
| Normal | ↓ | 114 | |
| 21-40 Yrs | ↑ | 97 | 1.62E-12 |
| 41-60 Yrs | ↑ | 505 | 1.62E-12 |
| 61-80 Yrs | ↑ | 431 | 1.11E-16 |
| 81-100 Yrs |
↑ |
54 |
4.62E-06 |
| Major subclasses | |||
| Normal | ↓ | 114 | |
| Luminal | ↑ | 566 | 1.62E-12 |
| HER2 positive | ↑ | 37 | 1.52E-07 |
| Triple-negative |
↑ |
116 |
1.62E-12 |
| Major subclasses (incl. TNBC type) | |||
| Normal | ↓ | 114 | |
| Luminal | ↑ | 566 | 1.62E-12 |
| HER2pos | ↑ | 37 | 1.52E-07 |
| TNBC-BL1 | ↑ | 13 | 2.74E-07 |
| TNBC-BL2 | ↑ | 1113 | 1.98E-04 |
| TNBC-IM | ↑ | 2011 | 1.25E-06 |
| TNBC-LAR | ↑ | 820 | 1.11E-01 |
| TNBC-MSL | ↑ | 8 | 4.70E-03 |
| TNBC-M | ↑ | 29 | 2.77E-06 |
| TNBC-UNS |
↑ |
27 |
3.90E-06 |
| Menopause Status | |||
| Normal | ↓ | 114 | |
| Pre-menopause | ↑ | 230 | 1.62E-12 |
| Perimenopause | ↑ | 37 | 5.18E-07 |
| Post-menopause |
↑ |
700 |
1.62E-12 |
| Tumor histology | |||
| Normal | ↓ | 114 | |
| IDC | ↑ | 784 | <1E-12 |
| ILC | ↑ | 203 | 1.62E-12 |
| Mixed | ↑ | 29 | 7.28E-09 |
| Other | ↑ | 45 | 3.92E-05 |
| Mucinous | ↑ | 17 | 2.32E-03 |
| Metaplastic | ↑ | 9 | 1.58E-02 |
| INOS | ↑ | 1 | N/A |
| Medullary |
↑ |
6 |
6.16E-04 |
| Nodal Metastasis status | |||
| Normal | ↓ | 114 | |
| NO | ↑ | 516 | 1.62E-12 |
| N1 | ↑ | 362 | 1.62E-12 |
| N2 | ↑ | 120 | <1E-12 |
| N3 | ↑ | 77 | 2.26E-12 |
∗Down-arrow (↓) indicates the underexpression while up-arrow (↑) indicates the overexpression.