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Table 4 Comparison of expression levels of TGF-β1 and other factors in malignant breast lesions with and without axillary lymph node metastasis (x ± s)

From: TGF-β1 and its signal molecules: are they correlated with the elasticity characteristics of breast lesions?

Factors

Metastasis

t (t’)

P

Yes(n = 15)

None(n = 36)

TGF-β1a

0.3204 ± 0.0381

0.2648 ± 0.0650

2.999

0.0048

Smad2/3a

0.2956 ± 0.0251

0.2513 ± 0.0628

2.592

0.0136

Erk1/2a

0.2814 ± 0.0609

0.2414 ± 0.0553

2.118

0.0410

p38 MAPKa

0.2999 ± 0.0506

0.2484 ± 0.0759

2.180

0.0363

JNK2a

0.2832 ± 0.0627

0.2415 ± 0.0507

2.063

0.0478

PI3Ka

0.3396 ± 0.0316

0.3110 ± 0.0459

2.094

0.0436

AKTa

0.2225 ± 0.0716

0.1704 ± 0.0713

2.154

0.0382

  1. astatistical significance