Table 3 Sarcosine metabolism phenotypes of different breast cancer subtypes
Parameter | Total (N =721) (%) | Luminal A (n =303) (%) | Luminal B (n =169) (%) | HER-2 (n =71) (%) | TNBC (n =178) (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarcosine metabolic type | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.003 |
High sarcosine type | 36 (5.0) | 16 (5.3) | 12 (7.1) | 7 (9.9) | 1 (0.6) | Â |
Intermediate sarcosine type | 21 (2.9) | 14 (4.6) | 4 (2.4) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (1.1) | Â |
Low sarcosine type | 219 (30.4) | 93 (30.7) | 54 (32.0) | 26 (36.6) | 46 (25.8) | Â |
Null type | 445 (61.7) | 180 (59.4) | 99 (58.6) | 37 (52.1) | 129 (72.5) | Â |