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Table 2 Correlation of pSTAT3 with PTPMeg2 expression in breast cancer

From: Protein tyrosine phosphatase Meg2 dephosphorylates signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and suppresses tumor growth in breast cancer

  

PTPMeg2

  
 

number

negative

weak

strong

correlation coefficient

P*

pSTAT3

73

   

r = - 3.33**

0.004

negative

12

6

5

1

  

Weak

9

7

1

1

  

strong

52

46

5

1

  

STAT3

73

   

r = - 2.65*

0.023

negative

4

1

3

0

  

Weak

4

3

1

0

  

strong

65

55

7

3

  

ER

60

   

r = 0.280

0.834

negative

23

20

3

0

  

Weak

11

9

2

0

  

strong

26

22

4

0

  

PR

60

   

r = 0.212

0.105

negative

25

23

2

0

  

Weak

19

14

2

0

  

strong

14

14

5

0

  

Her2

70

   

r = - 1.53

0.203

negative

25

20

5

0

  

Weak

10

9

1

1

  

strong

35

32

3

0

  
  1. r* < 0.05, r** < 0.01.