From: Defensin alpha 6 (DEFA 6) overexpression threshold of over 60 fold can distinguish between adenoma and fully blown colon carcinoma in individual patients
Patient and tumor characteristics
Number of cases
Age
Mean age 68.7 ± 9.3
Gender
13 males, 4 females
Type of analyzed tissue *
Normal
17
Normal near Tumor
9
Adenoma
18**
Tumor
17*** (1 with G1, 6 with G2; 8 with G3; 1 with G4)