Hiwi Promotes the Proliferation of Colorectal Cancer Cells via Upregulating Global DNA Methylation

Table 1

Characteristics of colorectal cancer patients.

Characteristics	Colorectal cancer ()
Gender
Male	22
Female	16
Age (range, years)	34–61
Tumor stage
I	8
IIA	13
IIIA	4
IIIB	11
IIIC	2
Tumor grade
G1	5
G2	23
G3	10

According to the guidelines for staging colon cancer from National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN): stage I: T1-T2N0M0; stage IIA: T3N0M0; stage IIIA: T1-T2N1/1cM0 or T1N2aM0; stage IIIB: T3-4aN1/1cM0, T2-T3N2aM0, and T1-T2N2bM0; stage IIIC: T4aN2aM0, T3-T4aN2bM0, and T4bN1-T2M0.