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Table 1 Patient and tumor characteristics

From: RNA profiling reveals familial aggregation of molecular subtypes in non-BRCA1/2 breast cancer families

  

non-BRCA1/2(n = 70)

BRCA1 (n = 33)

BRCA2 (n = 22)

Sporadic (n = 128)

Estrogen receptor

     
 

ER+

8.6%

42.4%

90.9%

83.6%

 

ER-

21.4%

57.6%

9.1%

16.4%

Progesterone receptor

     
 

PR+

65.7%

21.2%

72.7%

61.7%

 

PR-

34.3%

78.8%

27.3%

38.3%

HER2 status

     
 

HER2+

14.3%

9.1%

4.5%

16.4%

 

HER2-

85.7%

90.1%

95.5%

83.6%

Lymph node

     
 

LN+

41.4%

45.5%

63.6%

39.8%

 

LN-

52.9%

48.5%

31.8%

58.6%

 

NA

5.7%

6.1%

4.5%

1.6%

Tumor size

     
 

Mean tumor size, mm [±SD]

25 [±18]

23 [±10]

25 [±13]

25 [±16]

Histologic grade

     
 

Grade 1

17.1%

9.1%

9.1%

25.0%

 

Grade 2

40%

21.2%

50.0%

37.5%

 

Grade 3

28.6%

54.5%

31.8%

22.7%

 

NA

14.3%

15.2%

9.1%

14.8%

Tumor type

     
 

Invasive ductal carcinoma

78.6%

84.8%

86.4 %

82.0%

 

Invasive lobular carcinoma

12.9%

3.0%

9.1 %

9.4%

 

Mucinous carcinoma

-

-

-

1.6%

 

Medullary carcinoma

1.4 %

6.1%

-

0.8%

 

Tubular carcinoma

-

-

-

2.3%

 

Metaplastic carcinoma

1.4 %

-

-

-

 

Other

-

6.1 %

-

1.6%

 

NA

5.7 %

-

4.5%

2.3%

Age

     
 

Median age, years [range]

50 [29–86]

42 [25–74]

43.5 [28–72]

61 [27–95]

 

< 50 years

47.1%

63.6%

68.2%

16.4%

 

≥ 50 years

52.9%

36.4%

31.8%

83.6%

Menupause status

     
 

Premenopausal

52.9%

60.6%

68.2%

23.4%

 

Perimenopausal

2.9%

-

4.5%

11.7%

 

Postmenopausal

38.6%

36.4%

22.7%

60.9%

 

Other

2.9%

-

-

1.6%

 

NA

2.9%

3.0%

4.5%

2.3%