Aissi S, Buisine MP, Zerimech F, Kourda N, Moussa A, Manai M, Porchet N. Somatic molecular changes and histo-pathological features of colorectal cancer in Tunisia. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(32): 5286-5294 [PMID: 23983431 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i32.5286]
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Table 7 Comparison KRAS somatic mutations as a function of tumoral parameters
Presence of KRAS mutations (n = 16)
Absence of KRAS mutation (n = 35)
P
MSI
25.00%
17.10%
NS
MMR expression loss
25.00%
17.10%
NS
TP53 mutations
46.70%
65.60%
NS
TP53 overexpression
31.30%
45.70%
NS
MUC5AC overexpression
25.00%
31.40%
NS
Citation: Aissi S, Buisine MP, Zerimech F, Kourda N, Moussa A, Manai M, Porchet N. Somatic molecular changes and histo-pathological features of colorectal cancer in Tunisia. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(32): 5286-5294