Table 6. Differences in expression and localization of β-catenin and EMT proteins between cancerous and cancerous-adjacent normal tissues.
NO: Number; EMT: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
| Markers | Cases NO. (%) | Controls NO. (%) | p-value |
| β-catenin | 0.0001 | ||
| Normal | 17 (52.1) | 33 (82.5) | |
| Aberrant | 79 (47.9) | 7 (17.5) | |
| ZEB1 | 0.004 | ||
| Positive | 51 (26) | 6 (85) | |
| Negative | 45 (74) | 34 (15) | |
| Snail | 0.0001 | ||
| Positive | 57 (55.2) | 5 (12.5) | |
| Negative | 39 (44.8) | 35 (87.5) | |
| Vimentin | 0.0001 | ||
| Positive | 55 (57.3) | 2 (5) | |
| Negative | 41 (42.7) | 38 (95) | |
| E-cadherin | 0.0001 | ||
| Normal | 29 (69.8) | 40 (100) | |
| Aberrant | 67 (30.2) | 0 (0) |