Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and tumor stage in samples obtained from NM, ACF, Ad, or CRC.

Patient	Stage	Age	Sex
1	NM	84	M
2	NM	85	M
3	NM	78	M
4	NM	86	M
5	NM	84	M
6	NM	46	M
7	NM	52	F
8	NM	82	M
9	NM	46	F
10	NM	86	M
11	NM	43	M
12	NM	82	M
13	ACF	38	F
14	ACF	43	M
15	ACF	46	F
16	ACF	38	F
17	ACF	43	M
18	ACF	43	M
16	Ad	38	F
17	Ad	43	M
18	Ad	46	F
19	Ad	46	F
20	Ad	43	M
21	Ad	43	M
22	CRC	85	M
23	CRC	86	M
24	CRC	46	F

M, male; F, female; NM, normal mucosa; ACF, aberrant crypt foci; Ad, adenoma; CRC, colorectal cancer.