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. 2009 Jun 15;9:184. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-9-184

Table 3.

Concise overview of data in Table 2

MAP Sporadic CRC Sporadic MSI-high Lynch (based on MMR mutations)
Average age (years) 49 68 67–75 47

MAC stage C or D + ++ ++ +

Proximal location ++ + +++ ++

(Meta) synchronous CRC + 0 ND +

Poor Differentiation + 0 + +

Mucinous (>50%) + * + * + +

Crohn's like infiltrate (conspicuous) + + ++ +

Necrosis + ++ + ND

TILs* present ++ + ++ +

TILs marked + 0 + +

APC-MCR mutations + ++ + +

KRAS mutations (codon 12/13) ++ + + +

Beta-catenin (nuclear staining) + +++ + ++

Beta-catenin (CTNNB1) mutations 0 0 0 +

P53 (nuclear staining >25%) + ++ + +++

P53 mutations ++ ++ + +

SMAD4 mutations + + 0 +

MSI-high 0 + +++ +++

0 = 0–10%, + = 11–40%, ++ = 41–70%, +++ = >70% ND = no data

* mucinous rate in MAP CRCs in this study was two times more than in sporadic CRCs: 23% and 12% respectively (see also table 2).