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Table 2 Biomarkers of hormone dependence and proliferative activity in breast carcinomas

From: Estrogenic microenvironment generated by organochlorine residues in adipose mammary tissue modulates biomarker expression in ERα-positive breast carcinomas

Immunophenotypea

Percentage of cases (n)

Hormone dependence

 

   ERα-positive/PR-positive

50.0 (26)

   ERα-positive/PR-negative

11.5 (6)

   ERα-negative/PR-positive

7.7 (4)

   ERα-negative/PR-negative

30.8 (16)

MIB-1 category

 

   Low proliferation

12.8 (6)

   Intermediate proliferation

17.0 (8)

   High proliferation

70.2 (33)

  1. aCriteria adopted to establish cut-off values are described in Materials and methods. ERα, estrogen receptor alpha; PR, progesterone receptor.