Persistent upregulation of U6:SNORD44 small RNA ratio in the serum of breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer Research

Table 3 Ages at cancer diagnosis and sample collection of patients with active disease (cohort 3)

	All patients with metastasis		Bone metastasis		Lung/Liver metastasis
Number	18		8		7
Age, years	Diagnosis	Analysis	Diagnosis	Analysis	Diagnosis	Analysis
Mean	43.7	54.9	42.0	54.3	45.2	55.5
Median	43	57.0	42	54.5	43	57
Range	35-58	35-78	35-49	35-78	35-58	45-62
Treatment
Radiation	11		5		6
Chemotherapy	9		4		5
Hormone	8		3		5

Metastasis in three patients was in distant organs other than lung, liver, and bone. Eleven patients had estrogen receptor-positive/progesterone receptor-positive tumors. Metastasis was more common in bone, lung, and liver.

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