Table 3.
Immunohistochemical scores in the rectal and colon adenocarcinomas no. (%).
| Protein | Immunohistochemical score | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Rectal Cancers | |||||
| α-catenin | 0 (0) | 8 (3) | 30 (13) | 195 (84) | 233 (100) |
| β-catenin membranous | 4 (2) | 10 (4) | 8 (4) | 204 (90) | 226 (100) |
| β-catenin nuclear | 12 (5) | 130 (55) | 47 (20) | 46 (20) | 235 (100) |
| γ-catenin | 1 (0) | 6 (3) | 5 (2) | 221 (95) | 233 (100) |
| p120-catenin | 1 (0) | 4 (2) | 21 (9) | 209 (89) | 235 (100) |
| E-cadherin | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 4 (2) | 220 (98) | 225 (100) |
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| Colon Cancers | |||||
| α-catenin | 56 (28) | 35 (17) | 65 (32) | 46 (23) | 202 (100) |
| β-catenin membranous | 65 (32) | 52 (25) | 46 (22) | 43 (21) | 206 (100) |
| β-catenin nuclear | 126 (78) | 34 (21) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 162 (100) |
| γ-catenin | 115 (56) | 41 (20) | 31 (15) | 18 (9) | 205 (100) |
| p120-catenin | 105 (54) | 53 (27) | 18 (9) | 19 (10) | 195 (100) |
| E-cadherin | 90 (44) | 59 (29) | 30 (14) | 26 (13) | 205 (100) |