Table 3 Correlation between molecular biomarkers and histological grade in all breast cancer specimens.
Histological grade | Low Grade | Intermediate and High Grade | X 2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Telomerase activity | ||||
Positive | 8 (40) | 18(75) | 4.5 | 0.033* |
Negative | 12 (60) | 6(25) | ||
Bcl-2 | ||||
Positive | 10(83) | 25(78) | 0.14 | 0.7 |
Negative | 2(17) | 7(22) | ||
ER alpha | ||||
Positive | 12(100) | 27(84) | 2.11 | 0.15 |
Negative | 0 (0) | 5 (16) | ||
ER beta | ||||
Positive | 4(32) | 12(37) | 0.65 | 0.8 |
Negative | 8(68) | 20(63) |