Table 1 Tissue microarray characteristics

From: Characterization of a novel anti-fatty acid synthase (FASN) antiserum in breast tissue

Tissue microarray

Types of cases

Number of cases

Normal breast tissues

Normal breast

13

1.0 mm cores in duplicate or quadruplicate (1 slide)

Fibroadenoma

2

 

Control tissues

6

Normal breast tissue

Normal breast

76

0.6 mm cores in duplicate (1 slide)

Benign (NP)

37

 

Benign (UDH)

40

 

Benign (SA)

36

 

Control tissues

3

Breast cancer

Atypical ductal hyperplasia

38

0.6 mm cores in duplicate (1 slide)

Invasive breast cancer

113

 

Control tissues

3

Breast cancer

Normal breast

2

0.6 mm cores in duplicate (3 slides)

Invasive breast cancer

977

 

Control tissues

5

  1. NP, non-proliferative change; SA, sclerosing adenosis; UDH, usual ductal hyperplasia.