Cytogenetic finding of breast cancer cases and in their first-degree relatives.

J Breast Cancer · 2013 · PMC3800724 · PMID 24155757

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0.0710

closest p · 1.4× alpha

0.0710

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borderline significancep =0.071so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

did not reach statistical significancep =0.071so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Although the difference in the mean SCE levels between the patient and first-degree relative group did not reach statistical significance, the borderline significance ( p =0.071) in this case may indicate a high level of chromosomal instability in breast cancer families.

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