Research Article
Association between Lymph Node Status and Expression Levels of Androgen Receptor, miR-185, miR-205, and miR-21 in Breast Cancer Subtypes
Table 3
Association of miR-205, miR-185, miR-21, and AR expression levels with clinicopathologic characteristics in subtypes of breast cancer.
| Characteristics | | Relative level of miRNA or mRNA and value | miR-205 | value | miR-185 | value | miR-21 | value | AR | value |
| Luminal A |
| T stage | T1 | 9 | 0.96 | 0.132 | 0.41 | 0.895 | 10.02 | 0.433 | 0.92 | 0.332 | T2 | 15 | 0.25 | 0.79 | 4.58 | 0.84 |
| N stage | N0 | 16 | 0.45 | 0.867 | 0.55 | 0.632 | 7.10 | 0.285 | 0.82 | 0.824 | N1-N3 | 8 | 0.22 | 0.68 | 1.98 | 1.16 |
| PR score | 0-5 | 10 | 0.12 | 0.006 | 0.41 | 0.365 | 2.92 | 0.423 | 0.69 | 0.151 | 6-8 | 14 | 0.91 | 0.99 | 7.51 | 0.86 |
| ER score | 0-5 | 2 | 0.37 | 0.412 | 1.30 | 0.208 | 14.61 | 0.952 | 0.84 | 0.960 | 6-8 | 22 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 5.14 | 0.86 |
| Ki-67 index (%) | <10 | 10 | 0.22 | 0.594 | 0.18 | 0.082 | 6.68 | 0.689 | 0.81 | 0.765 | ≥10 | 14 | 0.34 | 0.99 | 3.60 | 0.85 |
| Luminal B (HER2-negative) |
| T stage | T1 | 9 | 0.46 | 0.082 | 0.22 | 0.138 | 4.17 | 0.832 | 1.17 | 0.399 | T2-T4 | 11 | 0.17 | 0.68 | 7.43 | 0.78 |
| N stage | N0 | 11 | 0.13 | 0.100 | 0.91 | 0.045 | 7.14 | 0.307 | 0.94 | 0.862 | N1-N2 | 9 | 0.35 | 0.13 | 2.89 | 0.97 |
| PR score | 0-5 | 11 | 0.17 | 0.022 | 0.90 | 0.033 | 7.28 | 0.637 | 0.74 | 0.010 | 6-8 | 9 | 1.89 | 0.13 | 4.17 | 1.57 |
| ER score | 0-5 | 8 | 0.13 | 0.587 | 0.47 | 0.459 | 9.01 | 0.551 | 0.61 | 0.008 | 6-8 | 12 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 5.01 | 1.47 |
| Ki-67 index (%) | <20 | 10 | 0.14 | 0.958 | 0.19 | 0.452 | 7.14 | 0.916 | 1.41 | 0.810 | ≥20 | 10 | 0.17 | 0.88 | 4.17 | 0.89 |
| Luminal B (HER2-positive) |
| T stage | T1 | 7 | 0.32 | 0.725 | 1.58 | 0.040 | 20.33 | 0.248 | 0.88 | 0.895 | T2-T4 | 13 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 4.05 | 0.89 |
| N stage | N0 | 8 | 0.08 | 0.008 | 1.03 | 0.036 | 36.07 | 0.045 | 1.17 | 0.036 | N1-N3 | 12 | 0.35 | 0.22 | 5.18 | 0.59 |
| PR score | 0-5 | 10 | 0.12 | 0.043 | 1.92 | 0.031 | 23.82 | 0.431 | 0.80 | 0.930 | 6-8 | 10 | 0.45 | 0.23 | 12.05 | 0.88 |
| ER score | 0-5 | 4 | 0.16 | 0.585 | 1.50 | 0.845 | 11.79 | 0.585 | 0.76 | 0.764 | 6-8 | 16 | 0.22 | 0.34 | 13.38 | 0.78 |
| HER2 score | 1 | 13 | 0.35 | 0.116 | 0.31 | 0.018 | 3.05 | 0.006 | 0.88 | 0.693 | 2-3 | 7 | 0.15 | 2.50 | 46.55 | 0.88 |
| Ki-67 index (%) | <20 | 9 | 0.18 | 0.927 | 0.24 | 0.262 | 9.29 | 0.525 | 0.80 | 0.653 | ≥20 | 11 | 0.27 | 0.61 | 17.81 | 0.86 |
| HER2-positive |
| T stage | T1 | 5 | 0.15 | 0.156 | 0.73 | 0.777 | 3.85 | 0.366 | 0.33 | 0.915 | T2-T4 | 8 | 1.01 | 0.21 | 10.17 | 0.26 |
| N stage | N0 | 7 | 1.07 | 0.897 | 0.43 | 0.713 | 9.28 | 0.270 | 0.39 | 0.022 | N1-N3 | 6 | 0.39 | 0.20 | 5.22 | 0.10 |
| HER2 score | 1 | 5 | 0.18 | 0.167 | 0.27 | 0.167 | 5.53 | 0.915 | 0.12 | 0.362 | 2-3 | 8 | 1.17 | 1.09 | 9.28 | 0.34 |
| Ki-67 index (%) | <40 | 6 | 1.17 | 0.235 | 0.57 | 0.523 | 6.68 | 0.835 | 0.43 | 0.095 | ≥40 | 7 | 0.52 | 0.29 | 7.20 | 0.08 |
| Triple-negative |
| T stage | T1 | 7 | 0.05 | 0.136 | 0.41 | 0.749 | 12.79 | 0.391 | 0.13 | 0.056 | T2-T4 | 5 | 0.27 | 0.49 | 4.59 | 0.03 |
| N stage | N0 | 9 | 0.13 | 0.171 | 0.24 | 0.362 | 5.02 | 0.868 | 0.13 | 0.820 | N1-N3 | 3 | 0.49 | 0.95 | 4.30 | 0.13 |
| Ki-67 index (%) | <70 | 4 | 0.16 | 0.915 | 0.81 | 0.110 | 9.91 | 0.156 | 0.15 | 0.110 | ≥70 | 8 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 2.62 | 0.05 |
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Median of relative change of miRNA or mRNA levels in the breast tumor versus paired normal (adjoining) tissue. |