Table 6.
Correlation analysis between the serum levels of PVT1, HOTAIR, NEAT1, MALAT1, PAI-1, and OPN in the breast cancer patients.
| Correlation Analysis | PVT1 | HOTAIR | NEAT1 | MALAT1 | PAI-1 | OPN |
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| PVT1 | r = 0.17 p = 0.23 |
r = 0.27 p = 0.05 |
r = 0.18 p = 0.18 |
r = 0.06 p = 0.67 |
r = 0.19 p = 0.18 |
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| HOTAIR | r = 0.34 p = 0.01 * |
r = 0.51 p = 0.0001 *** |
r = −0.29 p = 0.04 * |
r = 0.013 p = 0.92 |
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| NEAT1 | r = 0.27 p = 0.05 |
r = −0.24 p = 0.0926 |
r = −0.12 p = 0.38 |
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| MALAT1 | r = −0.30 p = 0.02 * |
r = 0.14 p = 0.32 |
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| PAI-1 | r = 0.002 p = 0.98 |
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| OPN |
Data were analyzed by Spearman (for non-parametric data) and Pearson (for parametric data) correlation.* Significance at p < 0.05; *** significance at p < 0.0001; PVT1, plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 gene; HOTAIR, HOX transcript antisense RNA; NEAT1, nuclear enriched abundant transcript 1; MALAT1, metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1; PAI-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; OPN, osteopontin.