Table 1 Quantitative RT–PCR analysis of Dicer expression in breast cancer cell lines and correlation with clinicopathological characteristics

From: Prognostic value of Dicer expression in human breast cancers and association with the mesenchymal phenotype

Biological and clinical

Cases

Measures

Dicer

characteristics

n=23

111

Mean CI

P -value

Cell phenotype

 Epithelial

11

55

4.056 (3.230–5.093)

0.0002

 Mesenchymal

7

35

1.763 (1.363–2.282)

 

Tumour stage

 Immortalized cell

3

15

2.198 (1.577–3.064)

<0.0001

 Intra-ductal carcinoma (DCIS)

4

20

4.107 (3.445–4.895)

 

 Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC)

12

60

1.524 (NA)

 

Metastases

1

5

1.369 (1.045–1.794)

 
  1. CI=confidence interval; RT–PCR=reverse transcription PCR.
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