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Table 2 Correlation of NDRG2 expression with clinical histopathologic characteristics in 269 breast cancer specimens a

From: N-myc downstream-regulated gene 2 expression is associated with glucose transport and correlated with prognosis in breast carcinoma

Variables

NDRG2 expression

 

Correlation coefficient (r s )

P-value

Age (years)

0.101

0.097

Tumour size

-0.040

0.516

TNM stage

-0.283

0.0001

Lymph node metastasis

-0.161

0.008

Differentiation status

0.301

0.0001

Tumour invasion

0.057

0.350

ER status

0.164

0.007

Her-2 status

-0.162

0.008

Ki67 status

-0.174

0.004

  1. aER, Oestrogen receptor; Her-2, Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; NDRG2, N-myc downstream-regulated gene 2; TNM, Tumour, node, metastasis. Spearman’s correlation test was used for statistical analyses. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
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Breast Cancer Research

ISSN: 1465-542X

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