From: Expression of estrogen receptor beta in the breast carcinoma of BRCA1 mutation carriers
Receptors' status | BRCA1-associated breast cancers n = 48 | Control group n = 120 | P | ||
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N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
ERα(+)/ERβ(+) | 4 | 8.3 | 49 | 40.8 | <0.0001 |
ERα(+)/ERβ(-) | 3 | 6.2 | 20 | 16.7 | 0.086 |
ERα(-)/ERβ(+) | 16 | 33.3 | 17 | 14.2 | 0.009 |
ERα(-)/ERβ(-) | 25 | 52 | 34 | 28.3 | 0.004 |