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Table 2 Overview of circRNAs identified by RNA sequencing and microarrays in BC

From: circRNAs and their relationship with breast cancer: a review

Sample

Subtype of BC

Detection method

Number of circRNAs

Number of differently expressed circRNAs (upregulated/ downregulated)

Fold Change

P value

Ref

4 pairs of BC and BCN tissues

TNBC

RNA-seq

–

354 (47/307)

≥ 2

< 0.05

[42]

3 pairs of BC and BCN tissues

TNBC

RNA-seq

69815

5033 (1307/3726)

≥ 2

< 0.05

[32]

4 pairs of BC and BCN tissues

IDC

circRNA microarray

–

1155 (715/440)

≥ 2

< 0.05

[43]

MCF7/TR and MCF7/P cells

HR-positive BC

RNA-seq

36110

465 (352/113)

> 1

< 0.01

[39]

three TNBC cell lines (MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB468 and BT549) and one HME cell line (MCF-10A)

TNBC

circRNA microarray

–

270 (93/174)

> 3

< 0.05

[44]

4 pairs of BC and para-cancer tissues

non-TNBC

circRNA microarray

–

85 (63 /22)

≥ 2

< 0.05

[45]

5 pairs of BC and paired normal tissues

TNBC

RNA-seq

27346

1200 (613/587)

≥ 2

< 0.01

[46]

5 pairs of plasma of BC patients and healthy controls

–

circRNA microarray

–

41 (19/22)

≥ 2

< 0.05

[43]

4 pairs of BC and para-cancer tissues

TNBC

circRNA microarray

–

250 (173/77)

≥ 1.5

< 0.05

[47]

BC and NMGT tissues

TNBC

(4 BC, 3 NMGT)

circRNA microarray

–

215 (122/93)

–

–

[40]

Luminal A

(4BC, 3 NMGT)

circRNA microarray

–

73 (55/18)

  1. NMGT normal mammary gland tissues, BCN tissues normal breast tissues of patients with breast cancer