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. 2011 Apr 7;6:30. doi: 10.1186/1746-1596-6-30

Table 4.

Tumor differentiation and budding, and expression of CD44 extracellular domain, MMP-7, laminin-5γ2, and sialyl LeX in invasive fronts

n Tumor budding (/cm) CD44 MMP-7 Laminin-5γ2 Sialyl LeX
Sporadic cancer
 Well differentiated 30 206.7 ± 293.9 5.5 ± 2.8* 4.2 ± 3.4 5.2 ± 2.7 3.2 ± 3.3
 Moderetely differentiated 37 264.0 ± 240.6 5.1 ± 2.6 4.4 ± 3.4 5.7 ± 2.7 4.2 ± 3.1
 Poorly differentiated 8 395.8 ± 280.5 6.6 ± 2.6** 2.6 ± 2.9 4.6 ± 3.5 1.1 ± 0.8
UC-cancer
 Well differentiated 6 146.2 ± 239.4 2.2 ± 1.5* 3.8 ± 2.8 4.0 ± 2.6 1.3 ± 2.3
 Moderately differentiated 4 157.0 ± 178.7 2.8 ± 1.5 4.7 ± 1.5 5.0 ± 1.2 1.0 ± 0.0
 Poorly differentiated 5 145.8 ± 213.4 1.2 ± 1.6** 1.0 ± 1.0 1.8 ± 2.0 1.4 ± 1.5

MMP - matrix metalloproteinase; n - number of cases; LeX - Lewis X; UC - ulcerative colitis.

* P = 0.010

** P < 0.001