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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2011; 17(14): 1866-1873
Published online Apr 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i14.1866
Table 1 Glucose transporter 1 expression in normal mucosa, tubular adenomas, adenocarcinomas, and metastatic lesions (n = 718)
Tissue samplesnExpression of GLUT1
P value
Negative (%)Low (%)Moderate (%)High (%)(χ2-test)
Normal mucosa2626 (100.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)< 0.0011
Tubular adenomas with LGD2621 (80.8)5 (19.2)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Tubular adenomas with HGD2410 (41.7)9 (37.5)5 (20.8)0 (0.0)
Adenocarcinomas51592 (17.9)75 (14.6)161 (31.2)187 (36.3)
Metastatic lesions12731 (24.4)15 (11.8)22 (17.3)59 (46.5)