TFF1 and TFF3 mRNAs Are Higher in Blood from Breast Cancer Patients with Metastatic Disease than Those without

Table 4

The number and percentage of high TFF1 and TFF3 mRNA level in ER and PR positive and negative breast cancer patients. The number and percentage of high TFF1 mRNA level in pre- and postmenopausal breast cancer patients, in cases with and without bone metastasis, and the number and percentage of high TFF3 mRNA level in patients with and without lymph node involvement and lung metastasis.

	High TFF1 mRNA level (n=9)		High TFF3 mRNA level (n=16)
	No.	%	No.	%
ER
Positive	6	66.7	11	68.8
Negative	3	33.3	5	31.3
PR
Positive	4	44.4	9	56.3
Negative	5	55.6	7	43.8
Lymph node involvement
Present			12	75.0
Absent			4	25.0
Lung metastasis
Present			11	68.8
Absent			5	31.3
Menopause status
Premenopausal	8	88.9
Postmenopausal	1	11.1
Bone metastasis
Present	7	77.8
Absent	2	22.2