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Comparison of primary tumor gene methylation status relative to patient menopausal status |
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| Gene |
Premenopause (n = 70) |
Postmenopause (n = 60) |
P valuea |
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| n |
% |
n |
% |
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| RASSF1A |
52 |
74% |
44 |
73% |
NS |
| CCND2 |
40 |
57% |
31 |
52% |
NS |
| GSTP1 |
13 |
19% |
10 |
17% |
NS |
| TWIST |
25 |
36% |
24 |
40% |
NS |
| APC |
27 |
39% |
24 |
40% |
NS |
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aχ2 test. NS, not significant. | |||||
Sunami et al. Breast Cancer Research 2008 10:R46 doi:10.1186/bcr2098 |
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