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Table 3 Number (%) of samples within the positive and negative subgroups for ER and HER2 biomarkers

From: ER and HER2 expression are positively correlated in HER2 non-overexpressing breast cancer

Subgroups

Number (%)

ER RNA levelsa

HER2 RNA levelsa

ER+HER2-ve

155 (60)

8.21 (6.59-9.83)

1.09 (0.96-1.21)

ER+HER2+ve

18 (7)

3.01 (1.89-4.13)

6.63 (3.01-10.2)

ER-HER2-ve

60 (23)

0.93 (0.48-1.37)

0.62 (0.47-0.77)

ER-HER2+ve

24 (9)

0.50 (9.04 × 10-2 - 0.92)

8.51 (6.60-10.4)

  1. aMean (95% CI) values are shown. ER+ve, IHC H-score ≥ 1; HER2-ve, FISH-ve and IHC 0/1+/2+; HER2+ve, FISH+ve and/or IHC 3+. CI, confidence interval; ER, estrogen receptor; FISH, fluorescence in situ hybridization; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; IHC, immunohistochemistry.