Table 1 Association between ZFP57 and MEST expression and clinicopathologic features of patients with breast cancer (n = 80)

From: ZFP57 suppress proliferation of breast cancer cells through down-regulation of MEST-mediated Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway

Characteristics

Number

Low ZFP57

High ZFP57

P value

Low MEST

High MEST

P value

Age (years)

   

0.317

  

0.133

≤60

58

31

27

 

32

26

 

>60

22

9

13

 

8

14

 

Tumour size (cm)

   

0.000

  

0.044

≤3

43

10

33

 

26

17

 

>3

37

30

7

 

14

23

 

Lymph node metastasis

   

0.370

  

0.179

Positive

38

17

21

 

22

16

 

Negative

42

23

19

 

18

24

 

T grade

   

0.330

  

0.021

I/II

69

33

36

 

38

31

 

III/IV

11

7

4

 

2

9

 

Receptor status

   

0.073

  

0.076

(ER+ or PR+)/(HER2- or HER2 missing)

46

18

28

 

27

19

 

ER−/PR−/(HER2− or missing)

10

6

4

 

2

8

 

HER2 +

24

16

8

 

11

13

 

Ki67

   

0.000

  

0.025

Low

40

11

29

 

25

15

 

High

40

29

11

 

15

25

 
  1. ER oestrogen receptors, PR progesterone receptors, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor-2