DEK over expression as an independent biomarker for poor prognosis in colorectal cancer

BMC Cancer

Table 1 DEK protein expression in colorectal adenocarcinoma

Diagnosis	No. of cases	DEK expression				Positive rate (%)	Strongly positive rate (%)
Diagnosis	No. of cases	-	+	++	+++	Positive rate (%)	Strongly positive rate (%)
Normal	109	73	26	10	0	33.03%	9.17%
Adenoma	52	35	10	7	0	32.69%	13.46%
Cancer	109	5	51	23	30	95.41%**	48.62%**

**P<0.01, compared with peripheral normal mucosa and adenomas of colon.
Adenoma: colorectal adenoma; Cancer: colorectal cancer;
Positive rate: percentage of positive cases with ‘+’, ‘++’, and ‘+++’ staining score;
Strongly positive rate: percentage of positive cases with ‘++’ and ‘+++’ staining score.

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