Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics

Table 2 Patients and tumor characteristics (N = 50)

From: SCGB3A1 gene DNA methylation status is associated with breast cancer in Egyptian female patients

Variables	No.	%
Age (years)
≤ 50	25	50
> 50	25	50
Family history
Yes	23	46
No	27	54
Menstrual history
Post menopause	32	64
Pre menopause	18	36
Focality
Unifocal	44	88
Multifocal	6	12
Tumor size (cm)
≤ 2	25	50
> 2	25	50
Histopathological type
IDC	44	88
ILC	6	12
Pathological grade
Grade I	7	14
Grade II	29	58
Grade III	14	28
Lymph vascular invasion
Positive	43	86
Negative	7	14
LN metastasis
Positive	28	56
Negative	22	44
TNM stage
IA	9	18
IIA+IIB	32	64
III	9	18
ER
Positive	36	72
Negative	14	28
PR
Positive	32	64
Negative	18	36
HER2/neu
Positive	39	78
Negative	11	22
Molecular type
Luminal A	11	22
Luminal B	25	50
HER2 enriched	14	28

IDC invasive ductal carcinoma, ILC invasive lobular carcinoma, LN lymph node, TNM tumor-node-metastasis classification system, ER estrogen receptors, PR progesterone receptors, HER2/neu human epidermal growth factor receptor 2

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