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Table 3 Proportion of Cases and Controls with Positive Staining of DCIS Lesions for Markers of Interest

From: COX-2 and PPARγ expression are potential markers of recurrence risk in mammary duct carcinoma in-situ

Molecular Markers

Cases N (% positive)

Controls N (% positive)

Total (N)

P value

ER

20 (77%)

22 (79%)

54

0.884

PR

21 (81%)

20 (71%)

54

0.422

HER-2/neu

14 (56%)

18 (64%)

53

0.538

P53

17 (74%)

19 (63%)

53

0.413

Cyclin D1

16 (64%)

16 (59%)

52

0.726

COX-2

18 (67%)

9 (29%)

59

0.006

PPARγ

1 (4%)

7 (27%)

51

0.024

P21

9 (37%)

7 (23%)

54

0.257