Table 1.
Group | n | Telomerase n (%) | hTERT n (%) |
Colorectal carcinoma | 30 | 25 (83.33)a | 23 (76.67)a |
Adjacent peritumoral tissues | 30 | 4 (13.33) | 5 (16.67) |
Adenomatoid polyp | 20 | 2 (10.00) | 2 (10.00) |
Normal mucosa | 30 | 1 (3.33) | 1 (3.33) |
P<0.05 (χ2=59.58, χ2=49.23) vs adjacent peritumoral tissues, adenomatoid polyp and normal mucosa.