No. of abnormal findings in Bcl-2, p27 and p53 protein expressions*
|
No. of patients
|
Nuclear grade **
|
MIB-1 counts ***
|
---|
| |
I or II
|
III
|
negative
|
positive
|
no
|
97
|
92 (95)
|
5 (5)
|
76 (78)
|
21 (22)
|
one
|
59
|
38 (64)
|
21 (36)
|
35 (59)
|
24 (41)
|
two
|
58
|
28 (48)
|
30 (52)
|
24 (41)
|
34 (59)
|
all (three)
|
35
|
10 (29)
|
25 (71)
|
12 (34)
|
23 (66)
|
- * Abnormal findings in Bcl-2 and p27 protein expressions were defined as a decreased expression, while an abnormal finding in p53 protein expression was defined as a positive expression.
- ** p < 0.0001, *** p < 0.0001