Table 1: The association between TLR9 expression and clinical characteristics in breast cancer patients.

Characteristics TLR9 Positive Score - 2-4 TLR9 Negative Score 0-1 p-value
Malignant epithelial cells
Age
≤ 50
≥ 50
11
4
16
7 		p > 0.99
Histological grade
I
II
III
2
10
3
4
14
5 		p = 0.86
Lymph node status
-ve
+ve
5 10
17
6 		p = 0.02
Adjacent stroma
Age
≤ 50
≥ 50
4
1
23
10 		p > 0.99
Histological grade
I
II
III
1 4 0
5
20
8 		p = NS
Lymph node status
-ve
+ve
3
2
20
13 		p > 0.99