Table 1 FGFR3 subtype expression and staging in colorectal tumour specimen

From: Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3-IIIc mediates colorectal cancer growth and migration

Stage

Total number of specimen ( n)

Specimen with increasing IIIc/IIIb ratio

% of total

Different from stage I ( P -value)

I

5

0

0

 

II

26

12

43

0.0684 (NS)

III

15

9

60

0.0298 (*)

IV

6

4

67

0.0455 (*)

  1. Abbreviation: FGFR3=fibroblast growth factor receptor 3; NS, not significant.
  2. In all, 52 tumour specimens were classified according to the shift in the IIIc/IIIb ratio in comparison with the adjacent normal mucosa. Differences were assessed from contingency tables by Fisher's exact test.
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