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Table 2 CTC detection and expression of the genes in CD45 depleted peripheral blood at levels higher than those of healthy donors

From: Relationship between circulating tumor cells and epithelial to mesenchymal transition in early breast cancer

Gene

Number of positive samples

% of positive samples

KRT19

12

11.8

TWIST1a

2

2.0

SNAIL1

0

0.0

SLUGa

13

12.8

ZEB1

0

0.0

FOXC2

2

2.0

CTC_EP only

9

8.8

CTC_EMT only

13

12.8

CTC co-expressing both markers

3

2.9

Any CTC

25

24.5

  1. aIn one patient sample, there was overexpression of two EMT-inducing TF gene transcripts (SLUG and TWIST1)