简介：ObjectiveToinvestigatethehypermethylationstatusofglutathionetransferaseP1(GSTP1)andE-cadherin(ECAD),TSGs(tumorsuppressorgenes)inourbreastcancersamplesandexploretheircorrelationwithclinicopathologicalfeaturesofcorrespondingcancerpatients.MethodsOnehundredandthirty-sixIDC(invasiveductalcarcinoma)patientswererecruitedforanalysisand16fibroadenomapatientsactedascontrol.DNAextractionandmethylation-specificPCR(MSP)weresubsequentlyperformedprecededbypathologicalexamination.ResultsThepercentageofhypermethylatedGSTP1incarcinomaandfibroadenomagroupswas34.92%and15.79%respectivelyandthepercentageofhypermethylatedECADincarcinomasandfibroadenomaswas18.00%and0.00%respectively.Carcinomahadthehighestpercentageofc-erbB2overexpressionbeing54.55%amongtheclinicopathologicalparameters.ConclusionHypermethylationpatternsarefrequentinIDCandseemtorelatetoc-erbB2overexpression,andsuchepigeneticchangeshouldnotbeneglectedinfibroadenoma.Tumormethylationstatusincancerpatientscanbedeterminedatearlystageanditmaybeareferenceforbettertreatmentplanning.