Research Article

Evaluation of Serum MicroRNAs (miR-9-5p, miR-17-5p, and miR-148a-3p) as Potential Biomarkers of Breast Cancer

Table 6

Sensitivity and specificity of serum miRNA levels as markers for distinguishing breast cancer patients from healthy individuals.

Sensitivity (95% CI)Specificity (95% CI)

miR-9-5p85.2 (76.3, 99.1)93.7 (72.5, 98.7)
miR-17-5p70.6 (58.4, 81.93)65.2 (45.1, 80.7)
miR-148a-3p86.6 (70.4, 92.8)87.5 (73.8, 93.9)

Abbreviation: CI: confidence interval.