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Table 2 Level of foetal cells observed in breast carcinoma and in control group

From: Breast cancer stroma frequently recruits fetal derived cells during pregnancy

Patients/control individuals

Presence of MC cells

Number of MC cells

Number of MC cells/10e6 maternal cells

Cytokeratin

CD34

CD45

Vimentin

Patients

       

   1

Positive

16

8

4

0

0

-

   2

Positive

20

78

0

0

0

-

   3

Positive

3

7

0

0

0

-

   4

Positive

23

24

1

0

0

0

   5

Positive

17

165

1

0

0

-

   6

Positive

19

29

4

0

0

-

   7

Positive

21

16

0

0

0

2

   8

Positive

6

12

1

0

0

-

   9

Positive

10

26

1

1

0

-

   10

Negative

0

0

-

-

-

-

Controls

       

   1

Negative

0

-

    

   2

Negative

0

-

    

   3

Negative

0

-

    

   4

Negative

0

-

    
  1. MC, microchimeric.