Table 3

Distribution of 8p/18q allelic imbalance combinations among different cancer types

Allelic type

IDC

CRC^a

PCA^a

Exact p-value

cases

frequency

cases

frequency

cases

frequency

8pR/18qR

0

0%

27

15%

12

14%

8pR/18qAI

10

28.5%

25

14%

18

21%

0.03

8pAI/18qR

10

28.5%

35

19%

19

22%

8pAI/18qAI

15

43%

93

52%

36

42%

^aNumber of cases and their frequencies for CRC and PCa are based on data from Zhou et al Lancet 2002, 359:219–225 and Zhou et al The Prostate 2004, 61:(1): 81–91. AI, allelic imbalance, R, retention (no allelic imbalance). IDC, Infiltrative ductal carcinoma of breast; CRC, adenocarcinoma of colorectal cancer; PCA, adenocarcinoma of prostate cancer,

Morikawa et al. Breast Cancer Research 2005 7:R1051   doi:10.1186/bcr1349