ESR1 and breast cancer: The estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) positivity, and Ki67 index in primary breast cancer were 63.6% (68/107), 58.9% (63/107), 19.8% (21/106) and 75.8% (75/99), respectively, while those in recurrent or metastatic lesions were 60.6% (65/107) (P = .672), 46.7% (50/107) (P = 0.013), 23.8% (25/105) (P = 0.482)and 83.5%(81/97)(P = 0.178), respectively.