Table 7

Comparison of primary tumor gene methylation status relative to nodal status

Gene
N0 (n = 76)
N1/N2 (n = 54)
P valuea




n
%
n
%


RASSF1A
54
71%
42
78%
NS
CCND2
42
55%
29
54%
NS
GSTP1
8
11%
15
28%
0.011
TWIST
28
37%
21
39%
NS
APC
30
39%
21
39%
NS

aχ2 test. NS, not significant.

Sunami et al. Breast Cancer Research 2008 10:R46   doi:10.1186/bcr2098