A molecular 'signature' of primary breast cancer cultures; patterns resembling tumor tissue

BMC Genomics

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of Primary Tumors used for Gene Expression Analysis

Primary Tumor Cultures
Sample #	Sample ID	Age	TNM Stage	Tumor Grade	Tumor histology	ER status	Cell culture passage at RNA isolation
1	022T	NA	NA	1	IDC	NA	3
2	044T	50	NA	3	IDC	Neg	2
3	047T	79	II	2	IDC	Pos	5
4	054T	59	IV	3	IDC	Pos	8, 12
5	061T*	62	III	2	ILC	Pos	5, 6
6	066T*	47	II	2	IDC	NA	6, 7
7	068T*	52	II	1	IDC	Pos	5, 6
8	071T	NA	II	3	IDC	NA	3
9	076T	51	III	2	IDC	Pos	2
10	257T	41	IIB	3	IDC	Neg	8
11	672T	60	II	3	IDC	Neg	5
12	701T	59	I	1	IDC	Pos	7
13	713T	77	II	3	IDC+ILC	Pos	5, 7
14	1555T	38	NA	2	ILC	NA	3, 4
15	1569T	NA	NA	NA	IDC	NA	3, 4
16	1570T	66	IIA	2	IDC+ILC	Pos	2
17	1599T*	64	I	2	IDC	NA	3
18	1607T	58	I	1	IDC	NA	5
19	1617T	64	III	2	IDC	Pos	2
20	1620T	70	III	3	IDC	Pos	2
21	1625T	80	IIB	3	IDC	Pos	2

* Matched tissue samples analyzed by cDNA microarrays NA – not available; IDC – invasive ductal carcinoma; ILC – invasive lobular carcinoma ER – estrogen receptor; Neg – negative; Pos – positive

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