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Table 1 Immunohistochemical and RT-PCR expression of DMBT1 in benign and malignant mammary epithelium as number of positive cases/total number of cases. We considered positive the cases in which we found any percentage of positive cells.

From: DMBT1 expression is down-regulated in breast cancer

 

FD/GM

Normal/Hyperplastic

DCIS

IC

IHC

15/17 (88%)

33/42 (78%)

1/10 (10%)

2/45 (4%)

RT-PCR

1/1

1/1

0/2

13/35 (37%)

  1. IHC= immunohistochemestry FD/GM = fibrocystic disease and gynecomastia Normal/Hyperplastic = morphologically normal and/or hyperplastic tissues flanking carcinoma DCIS = ductal carcinoma in situ IC = invasive carcinoma