Table 2

SDF-1 expression and correlation with clinical pathology

Clinical pathology
SDF-1 level (mean ± SD)
P

Type


          Ductal
237 ± 131

          Lobular
88.9 ± 88.8
0.67
          Others
0.89 ± 0.9

Grade


          Grade 1
12.8 ± 12.5

          Grade 2
27 ± 27
0.07
          Grade 3
371 ± 206
0.08
Staging


          TNM1
5.6 ± 4.5

          TNM2
290 ± 165
0.09
          TNM3
1628 ± 1530
0.34
          TNM4
1.1 ± 1.1


SDF, stromal cell-derived factor.

Kang et al. Breast Cancer Research 2005 7:R402   doi:10.1186/bcr1022