CD	Crohn’s disease
CK20	Cytokeratin-20
CRC	Colorectal cancer
CRP	C-Reactive protein
CTC	Circulating tumor cells
DEFA5	Defensin alpha 5
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
EpCAM	Epithelial cell adhesion molecule
EU	expression units
IBD	Inflammatory bowel disease
IID	Inflammatory intestinal disease
LAD-1	Ladinin-1
MNC	Mononuclear cells
PLS3	Plastin-3
RT-qPCR	Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction
SD	Standard deviation
UC	Ulcerative colitis
UICC	Union Internationale Contre le Cancer