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Table 3 Association of B. fragilis with signaling pathway genes and clinicopathological characteristics

From: Evaluation of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis correlation with the expression of cellular signaling pathway genes in Iranian patients with colorectal cancer

Characteristics (numbers (%))

Correlation with B. fragilis (P value)

Clinicopathological

Age

< 50

6 (20%)

> 0.05

> 50

24 (80%)

> 0.05

Sex

Male

15 (50)

> 0.05

Female

15 (50)

Stage

I

4 (13.3%)

> 0.05

II

23 (76.7%)

III

2 (6.7%)

IV

1 (3.3%)

Histology

Adenocarcinoma

27 (90%)

> 0.05

Mucinous

3 (10%)

Site of primary

Colon

20 (66.7%)

> 0.05

Rectal

10 (33.3%)

Drinkers

4 (13.3%)

> 0.05

Smokers

3 (10%)

> 0.05

Signaling genes

WNT/ β-catenin signaling pathway

WNT

> 0.05

TCF

> 0.05

APC

> 0.05

CTNNB1

< 0.05

AXIN

< 0.05

Apoptotic Pathways

CCND1

> 0.05

BCL2

< 0.05

BAX

> 0.05

TP53

> 0.05