Table 1.

Expression of PLAGL2, E-cadherin, N-cadherin, β-catenin and Vimentin in 42 cases of colorectal cancer and adjacent normal mucosa tissues (X² test).

Proteins	Colorectal cancer tissues	Adjacent normal mucosa tissues	P-value
PLAGL2
Positive	27	5	0.000
Negative	15	37
E-cadherin
Positive	14	26	0.009
Negative	28	16
N-cadherin
Positive	25	12	0.004
Negative	17	30
β-catenin
Positive	24	14	0.028
Negative	18	28
Vimentin
Positive	28	13	0.001
Negative	14	29