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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2005; 11(21): 3285-3289
Published online Jun 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i21.3285
Table 1 Expression of clusterin in normal colorectal mucosa and in benign and malignant colorectal tumors1.
Informative casesClusterin
Normal expressionOverexpression
Normal mucosa7676 (100%)0 (0)
Adenoma2016 (83%)4 (17%)
Primary carcinoma8546 (54%)39 (46%)
Metastases3515 (43%)20 (57%)
Table 2 Correlation of expression of clusterin and apoptotic index (AI) in colorectal carcinomas.
ClusterinApoptotic index (AI)
Informative caseHighLowP1
Overexpression (%)378 (22)29 (78)<0.01
Normal expression (%)4624 (52)22 (48)