Synuclein gamma predicts poor clinical outcome in colon cancer with normal levels of carcinoembryonic antigen

BMC Cancer

Table 2 SNCG Expressing Profile in Colon Adenocarcinoma

	cases	SNCG expression		Positive rate (%)	P value
		(-)	(+)
Normal^a	194	190	4	2.1
Benign^b	37	37	0	0
Colon adenocarcinoma tissues (n = 229)
Stage I	31	21	10	32.3	0.001#
Stage II	83	61	22	26.5	<0.0001#
Stage III	66	48	18	27.3	<0.0001#
Stage IV	49	25	24	49.0	<0.0001#
Total(I-IV)	229	155	74	32.3	<0.0001#

^atumor-adjacent normal epithelium; ^bAdenoma, hyperplasia, and polyp tissues; ^#difference between adenocarcinoma tissues versus tumor-adjacent normal epithelium tissues (paired T test).

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