Figure 3 .
Kaplan-Meier survival curve for mismatch repair status, as defined by the expression of hMSH2 and hMLH1, for proximally located sporadic colon carcinomas. A significantly increased patient survival (p=0.01) was associated with the 15 mismatch repair defective (MMR negative) cases (14 lacking hMLH1, one lacking hMSH2) versus the 84 mismatch repair proficient (MMR positive) cases.