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Table 2 Positivity of cancer-associated genes in peripheral blood and bone marrow specimens

From: Detection of mammaglobin mRNA in peripheral blood is associated with high grade breast cancer: Interim results of a prospective cohort study

 

PBLN(n = 49)

Ave. ΔCt (S.Dev.)

PBLBRCA(n = 215)

Positivity* (%)

BMN(n = 49)

Ave. ΔCt (S.Dev.)

BMBRCA(n = 177)

Positivity* (%)

Mam

24.00 (0.00)

29 (13.5%)

22.00 (0.00)

7 (4.0%)

PIP

25.84 (0.55)

36 (16.7%)

22.43 (1.37)

5 (2.8%)

CEA

23.88 (0.65)

51 (23.7%)

21.16 (2.84)

2 (1.1%)

PSE

22.60 (2.44)

58 (27.0%)

16.98 (1.50)

5 (2.8%)

CK19

21.41 (5.03)

0 (0%)

15.53 (5.11)

0 (0%)

Muc1

13.90 (2.11)

0 (0%)

6.77 (1.12)

0 (0%)

ErbB2

-

-

8.91 (2.38)

0 (0%)

EpCAM

21.40 (1.97)

7 (3.3%)

-

-

Gene panel

-

136 (63.3%)

-

19 (10.7%)

  1. * ΔCt threshold was set 3 standard deviations from the mean in normal samples