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Inverse associations between FISH results and AP-2α and/or YY1 levels in ERBB2 expressing group (1+, 2+, 3+) |
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| ERBB2 FISH (percentage) |
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| n |
Negative |
Positive |
P value |
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| AP-2α expression |
0.017 |
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| Low |
12 |
4 |
(33) |
8 |
(67) |
|
| High |
18 |
15 |
(83) |
3 |
(17) |
|
| YY1 expression |
0.029 |
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| Low |
14 |
6 |
(43) |
8 |
(57) |
|
| High |
16 |
13 |
(81) |
3 |
(19) |
|
| Combination |
0.006 |
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| AP-2α lo/YY1 lo |
11 |
3 |
(27) |
8 |
(73) |
|
| AP-2α lo/YY1 hi or AP-2α hi/YY1 lo |
4 |
4 |
(100) |
0 |
(0) |
|
| AP-2α hi/YY1 hi |
15 |
12 |
(80) |
3 |
(20) |
|
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AP-2α, activator protein 2 alpha; FISH, fluorescent in situ hybridization; hi, high expression; lo, low expression; YY1, Yin Yang 1. | ||||||
Allouche et al. Breast Cancer Research 2008 10:R9 doi:10.1186/bcr1851 |
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